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Slumdog Millionaire presented by the Phoenix Film Society

Harkins Scottsdale/101
Phoenix, AZ

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Slumdog Millionaire presented by the Phoenix Film Society

November Phoenix Film Society Screening -

The Arizona Republic and The Phoenix Film Society present a screening of Slumdog Millionaire

Directed by: Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Millions, 28 Days Later) and Loveleen Tanden

Starring: Dev Patel, Frieda Pinto, Madhr Mittal, Anil Tiwari, and Irfan Khan

When: Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Where: Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre

Following the screening there will be a discussion about the film hosted by Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic

View the trailer at: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/slumdogmillionaire/

Synopsis:
Slumdog Millionaire received great reviews at the Telluride Film Festival, and could possibly be an early Oscar contender.

The story of Jamal Malik (Patel), 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?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika (Pinto), the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out...