Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

As 18-year-old Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) answers questions on the Indian version of ``Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,'' flashbacks show how he got there. Part of a stable of young thieves after their mother dies, Jamal and his brother, Salim, survive on the streets of Mumbai. Salim finds the life of crime agreeable, but Jamal scrapes by with small jobs until landing a spot on the game show.

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Accused of cheating and desperate to prove his innocence, an eighteen-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai reflects back on his tumultuous life while competing to win 20 million rupees on India's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in Danny Boyle's inspirational drama. Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) may not have a penny to his name, but that could all change in a matter of hours. He's one question away from taking the top prize on India's most popular television game show, but as with everything else in Jamal's life, it isn't going to be easy. Arrested by police under suspicion of cheating, Jamal is interrogated by the au...
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thorities. The police simply can't believe that a common "slumdog" could possibly possess the knowledge to get this far in the game, and in order to convince them of how he gained such knowledge, Jamal begins reflecting back on his childhood. As young boys, Jamal and his older brother, Salim, lived in squalor, and lost their mother in a mob attack on Muslims. Subsequently forced to rely on their own wits to survive, the desperate siblings fell back on petty crime, eventually befriending adorable yet feisty young Latika as they sought out food and shelter on the unforgiving streets of Mumbai. Though life on the streets was never easy, Jamal's experiences ultimately instilled in him the knowledge he needed to answer the tough questions posed to him on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. And though Jamal makes a convincing case for himself, one question still remains: why would a young man with no apparent desire for wealth or fame be so determined to win big on a national game show? Of course, it won't be long until everyone finds out the answer to this burning question, because as Jamal sits down to find out whether he will be rich beyond his wildest dreams, 60 million viewers remain transfixed to their televisions eager to see if he'll correctly answer the final question.
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Het verhaal van Jamal Malik, een jong weeskind dat besluit deel te nemen aan de Hindi versie van het programma 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire'. Het hele land kijkt toe terwijl Jamal nog maar één vraag verwijderd is van de hoofdprijs. Tijdens de pauze van het programma gebeurt er echter iets waar Jamal niet op had gerekend; hij wordt gearresteerd, omdat de politie zeker weet dat hij de boel aan het oplichten is. Ze kunnen het niet geloven dat een straatjongen zoals hij zoveel kennis heeft. Vastberaden zijn onschuld te bewijzen vertelt Jamal verhalen over de krottenwijk waar hij samen met zijn broer opgroeide, de a...
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vonturen die ze beleefden, ontmoetingen met bendes en hij vertelt over zijn vroegere liefde. Elk hoofdstuk in zijn verhaal is een wonderbaarlijke sleutel naar het antwoord op elk van de vragen. Verwonderd over zijn verhalen vraagt de politie zich af wat een jongen als hij - zonder een schijnbaar verlangen naar rijkdom - op zo'n spelvertoning doet. Als de laatste vraag beantwoord moet worden krijgen ze, samen met ongeveer negentig miljoen kijkers antwoord op deze vraag...
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