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SLUMDOG CHILDREN OF MUMBAI
2011
Producer/ Director/ DoP for True Vision
Executive producer: Brian Woods
Channel 4
WINNER: Rory Peck Sony Impact Award
WINNER: Prague Film Festival Audience Award
NOMINATED: BAFTA Best Director/ Best factual cinematography/ Best factual editing
NOMINATED: Bulldog Awards Best Documentary
A companion documentary to Danny Boyle's masterful Slumdog Millionaire, this observational film tells the moving stories of Deepa, Salaam, and twins Hussan & Hussein - four children caught up in the maelstrom of life on the streets and in the slums of Mumbai.
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Filmed over three months through the monsoon, we witness the bravery, resourcefulness
and extraordinary resilience of these children, as they grow up long before they should.
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On transmission, viewers' contributions totalled almost £50,000.
I am proud & humbled that these contributions continue to support the welfare of the four children
in the film today.
For more details see here
If the movie was shocking but uplifting, the real life documentary is every bit as affecting.
Krishnan Guru Murthy, The Independent
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There are so many conclusions to draw here, about living rough, drug abuse, poverty, exploitation, police harassment, addiction, health, child labour. But one thing is for certain: the fundamental rights of the child are being abused, and from here it seems there is one common denominator – poverty. We need shows like this to wrench us out of our pathetic recession self-pity. Amnesty International
Watch the full (50 min) film here: