Recommended for: ESOL Entry Level 3 and above
Capacity: 158 places
Using Slumdog Millionaire as a focus text, Michaela Salmon and Cormac Conway will structure this study session around language exercises and citizenship discussion topics, which allow students to examine the film’s social issues. Study materials for classwork before and after the session will be provided.
Screening: Slumdog Millionaire (15)
Director: Danny Boyle, United Kingdom/USA, 2008, 120 mins.
Orphan Jamal Malik is just one question away from winning the jackpot on India’s “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” But his lucky streak is about to come to an end. Danny Boyle takes you on an uplifting journey through Mumbai’s recent history as seen through the eyes of a captivating young slumdog.