film of March 2009 The jury of the Protestant Film work
recommended as a film of March 2009
Slumdog Millionaire
the TV quiz Who Wants to Be a Millionaire "is distributed worldwide, and inspires the dream of big money. So also in Indian mega-city Mumbai. As in a modern fairy tale, Jamal must occur that has been randomly selected as a player and now before the last, which is 20 million rupees question. However, the transmission time is over, the show will be continued the following day. Jamal is waiting on the police the suspected fraud. During the interrogation, it becomes clear why the boy could answer from the slums of Mumbai all the questions. For it with decisive stages of his life as if by mysterious providence are linked. Jamal and his brother Salim lose their mother early in religious riots. With skill and luck to survive. While Salim is hungry for wealth and power, Jamal fell in love with the orphan Latika. But he loses, finds her again, she can not get out of the hands of a gangster and lose it again. The show gives him the unique opportunity money, fame and love to win. [
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