If you’re a film buff, there is an electrifying new movie out, “Slumdog Millionaire,” that is wowing audiences around the world. The film, based on Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup’s rags-to-riches novel Q and A, premiered on Thursday night at the gala closing of the London Film Festival to critical acclaim and is predicted to be one of the biggest hits of the year.

But director Danny Boyle told a newspaper that Mercedes-Benz and the drinks company believed their brands would be sullied if shown in a Mumbai slum – the film’s setting. Is Mercedes serious? In America, drug dealers, pimps, and gang bangers are associated with Mercedes. It’s about money and power. That’s beside the point, Slumdog Millionaire is a must see film.

Movie Synopsis:

The story of Jamal Malik (Patel), an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika (Pinto), the girl he loved and lost.

Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show’s questions. Each chapter of Jamal’s increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show’s seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out.

The movie is scheduled for release on November 12th. It’s a fascinating film, don’t miss it.