Slumdog millionaire
(DVD)

Title from container.

Based on the novel "Q & A" by Vikas Swarup.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.

Special features: Commentary by director Danny Boyle and actor Dev Patel; commentary by producer Christian Colson and writer Simon Beaufoy; 12 deleted scenes; "Slumdog dreams: Danny Boyle & the making of Slumdog millionaire" featurette; "Slumdog cutdown" featurette.

Director of photography, Anthony Dod Mantle ; editor, Chris Dickens ; music, A.R. Rahman.

Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Saurabh Shakla, Raj Zutshi, Jeneva Talwar, Freida Pinto, Irrfan Khan.

Jamal Malik is an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's version of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' When the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating. Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up. He describes their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Every chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible questions. When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers watch to find out if he can answer the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love.

MPAA rating: R; for some violence, disturbing images and language.

DVD, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital surround.

English (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed French (Dolby surround) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Academy Awards, 2009: won 8 Oscars out of 10 nominations. Best Motion Picture of the Year ; Best Achievement in Directing (Danny Boyle) ; Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy) ; Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score (A.R. Rahman) ; and four other awards.