Friday 13 November 2009

Slumdog Millionaire Task 1 - The Film



1) The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"

2) The Film was directed by Danny Boyle, he has also directed such films as "28 Days Later", "Trainspotting" and "The Beach".

3) The budget for the film was $15.1 million.

4) The companies that made the film were "FilmFour", "Celador Films" and "Pathe Pictures International".

5) Slumdog Millionaire was filmed in India.

6) The main characters of the film are "Dev Patel" who has also starred in "skins" and "Freida Pinto".

7) Slumdog Millionaire was distrbuted by the likes of "Fox", "Warner Bros" and "Pathe Distribution".

8) Slumdog was released all over the world includind countries such as "USA, Argentina, Greece and Germany"

9) The film was financed by Britain but filmed in India.

10) Slumdog Millionaire was first shown at the Telluride Film Festival.

11) Slumdog Millionaire has won Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, MTV Movie Awards and many more.