Great movie

Rating: 9/10 (13 October 2014)

Great movie. Very moving, brutal in its portrayal of the poverty the main characters live in, but with humorous moments too. Bitter-sweet.
Deserves all the awards and award nominations it is getting.
The only negative thing, and the reason it isn't a perfect 10, is the way the movie got fairly formulaic towards the end. I can think of at least one ending which would have been more impactful than the actual one.
If you liked this movie, see "City of God". Set in Rio de Janeiro, it also examines the lives of people living in abject poverty, and their consequences of their situation. Even better than Slumdog Millionaire, I felt. Grittier.