A brilliant piece of film-making by Danny Boyle

Rating: 9/10 (18 January 2009)

An orphaned 18-year old Indian teen named Jamal is within one question of winning the grand prize on the Hindi version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." When the show breaks for the night, he is arrested and questioned by local police, who can't believe a "slumdog" would have such vast knowledge. I really don't want to give too much of the plot away, but this is a brilliant film. The way the story is told is quite unique, especially the stories behind how Jamal knows the answers to some of the questions. Find a theatre that is playing this film and go see it. Hopefully in over a month, it will be announced as "Best Picture" at the Academy Awards and it will be well deserving.