Slumdog Millionaire

Entertaining film. Official site is here. Story about a kid from Mumbai slums on the Indian Who Wants to Be a Millionaire show. A little predictable perhaps but an interesting depiction of modern slum life -- poverty, private security, communal violence, orphan life, prostitution, gangsters, beggars, the police, hoodwinking tourists, finding and losing family, rich-poor relations, poor-middle-class relations, call centers and the global economy, television and celebrity. Overall, it felt honest and realistic, and even purposeful. Through a love story, it entertains and informs about a life not often seen on screen in the West or even in India. For this, and its soundtrack featuring MIA, it's worthwhile.