Slumdog Millionaire
All the critics are raving about Danny Boyle’s co-directed film (with Indian director Loveleen Tandan), about an impoverished Indian teen who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? in order to prove his love for a girl he knows, an ardent fan of the show. Sometimes it’s these small, personal films that come out of nowhere to earn a nomination. Winning it, however, is a whole different ball game…
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