Slumdog Millionaire

Introduction: What is a British Film?

Task 1

Man on wire
hunger
mamma mia
slumdog millionaire
in bruges


Task 2


What makes it British?

Director: Danny Boyle is a British director and film producer, best known for his work on films such as Trainspotting, Sunshine and 28 days later.
The film was funded and first viewed in England. The movie was financed in England and received funding from the British Film Council.
Even the distribution was mainly British and the main actor has, even though he is Indian, played in British TV dramas before (Skins) so is known in England.
The main reason why it is called a British movie is then, that apart from the filming, setting and the cast nearly everything is done in England.

What is different?

The main difference is, that the story plays in India and is all about India and Indian subject matters. It tells the story of a young man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who wants to be a Millionaire? The The film portays the poverty in india and the problems children in the slum have and so does not relate to England. Another thing is, that the co-director is indian,
Loveleen Tandan has only directed indian movies. Apart from Dev Patel who plays in Skins but is still born and raised in Mumbai, all the characters are fully indian and haven’t played in british TV Dramas or movies before. Even the style is very unusual for a british movie, as it shows the Indian poverty in a cruel light. I would not say that the genre is British either, as it is about the raise of a slumchild. It is a Drama, but that does not make it either british or Indian.















Marie Bertsch