{"id":2682,"date":"2008-09-05T16:16:15","date_gmt":"2008-09-05T15:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=2682"},"modified":"2008-10-30T17:16:22","modified_gmt":"2008-10-30T16:16:22","slug":"slumdog-millionaire-to-close-the-london-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2008\/09\/05\/slumdog-millionaire-to-close-the-london-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Slumdog Millionaire to close the London Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Slumdog Millionaire<\/a><\/strong> will be the closing film at this year’s London Film Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Directed by Danny Boyle<\/a>, it is the story of a streetkid from Mumbai<\/a>\u00a0(Dev Patel<\/a>) who goes on the Hindi version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I spoke to Danny last year and he told me a bit about the story, which you can listen to here:<\/p>\n[audio:Danny_Boyle_on_Slumdog_Millionaire_back_in_April_2007.mp3]\n

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The film recently received a lot of buzz<\/a> and critical acclaim<\/a> at the Telluride Film Festival<\/a> and looks like an early awards season contender.<\/p>\n

It will screen this week at the Toronto Film Festival<\/a> and opens in the US on November 28th.<\/p>\n

A UK release is expected for early 2009.<\/p>\n

This is a clip from the film:<\/p>\n

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Here is the official press release:<\/p>\n

London \u2013 Wednesday 3 September: The Closing Night Gala of The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival will be the European Premiere of Danny Boyle\u2019s SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.<\/p>\n

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who finds himself\u00a0 just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s \u2018Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?\u2019.<\/p>\n

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?<\/p>\n

When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the police and sixty million viewers are about to find out \u2026 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.<\/p>\n

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE was adapted for the screen by Oscar\u00ae-winning writer Simon Beaufoy (THE FULL MONTY) from the bestselling novel Q and A by Vikas Swarup.<\/p>\n

The film was produced by Christian Colson and Executive Producers Tessa Ross and Paul Smith, with cinematography from Boyle\u2019s regular collaborator Anthony Dod Mantle (28 DAYS LATER).<\/p>\n

Path\u00e9 Distribution will release the Film4 funded film in the UK in early 2009 and Path\u00e9 International is handling international sales.<\/p>\n

In addition to bringing the Festival\u2019s 16 day celebration of cinema to a close, Danny Boyle will give a career interview as part of the Tiscali Screen Talks series.<\/p>\n

Sandra Hebron, the Festival\u2019s Artistic Director comments: ‘We’re thrilled to be closing our Festival with this latest film from one of the UK’s most talented and versatile directors. Pulling together a wealth of talent from two continents to tell this moving and truly contemporary tale, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE will bring this year’s Festival to a vibrant and cheering close.’<\/p>\n

On having his film invited to close the London Film Festival, Danny Boyle comments: \u201cI 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”.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The full programme for The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival will be announced next Wednesday (10th September).<\/p>\n

The London Film Festival <\/strong>runs from 15-30 October 2008<\/em><\/p>\n

> Official site for the London Film Festival
\n<\/a>> Official US site for Slumdog Millionaire at Fox Searchlight
\n<\/a>> \/Film with more photos from the film
\n<\/a>> Listen to our full interview with Danny Boyle from April 2007 about Sunshine<\/a><\/p>\n

[Photo Credit: Ishika Mohan \/ TM and \u00a9 2008 Fox Searchlight \/ All rights reserved.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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