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SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE will be Closing Night Gala of The Times BFI 52nd London Film FestivalThe Closing Night Gala of The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival will be the European Premiere of Danny Boyle's SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who finds himself just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?'. Arrested on suspicion of cheating, Jamal tells the police the incredible story of his life on the streets, and of the girl he loved and lost. But what is a kid with no interest in money doing on the show? And how does he know all the answers? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the police and sixty million viewers are about to find out ... Dev Patel (Skins) stars alongside an all-Indian cast including Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Madhur Mittal and Freida Pinto in this uplifting drama set and shot in India. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE was adapted for the screen by Oscar®-winning writer Simon Beaufoy (THE FULL MONTY) from the bestselling novel Q and A by Vikas Swarup. The film was produced by Christian Colson and Executive Producers Tessa Ross and Paul Smith, with cinematography from Boyle's regular collaborator Anthony Dod Mantle (28 DAYS LATER). Pathé Distribution will release the Film4 funded film in the UK in early 2009 and Pathé International is handling international sales. On having his film invited to close the London Film Festival, Danny Boyle comments: "I am delighted that the film will receive its European premiere at the London Film Festival. I hope that Londoners will respond to this story about another great megatropolis - Mumbai, "the Maximum City".' 18.10.2008 | BFI London Film Festival's blog Cat. : 52nd London Film Festival Anil Kapoor Anthony Dod Mantle Christian Colson Danny Boyle Danny Boyle Department of Defense Dev Patel Dev Patel (Skins) Festival's Artistic Films Freida Pinto Freida Pinto India Indian Muslims Irrfan Khan Irrfan Khan Jamal Malik Madhur Mittal Madhur Mittal Mumbai Oscar Pathé films Paul Smith Reactions from India and the Indian diaspora to Slumdog Millionaire Sandra Hebron Simon Beaufoy Slumdog Millionaire Tessa Ross the London Film Festival The times Vikas Swarup Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? FILM
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