bfi.org.uk - 10/16/2009
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A new Slumdog Millionaire? Popular director Sudhir Mishra's rollercoaster-ride of a film tells of Johnny, a young boy from the Mumbai slums who dreams of escaping to Dubai, but who instead must deal drugs supplied by a local mafia don to make a living. Through this trade Johnny comes into ...
heyuguys.co.uk - 10/10/2009
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London Film Festival 2009 BFI The 14th of
October is the start of the 53rd London Film...
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Indian cinema rides the Slumdog wave
Film | guardian.co.uk —
... has percolated through Indian cinema and a grittier genre is emerging taking a more direct look at the country and its inequalities. Sudhir Mishra's Ride the Wave Johnny, is an intimate look at Mumbai, connecting the dots between the dirt-poor pavement dwellers, the gangsters, police, media players and business people to give a sense of the vast interconnectedness of this sprawling mega-city. ...
LFF: Pander, Provoke, Perplex
Film Experience Blog —
... had a rather dreadful day at the movies, but I've omitted tearing apart "a new Slumdog Millionaire?", Ride the Wave Johnny (which is, can you believe it, even worse than our newest Best Picture winner), and have instead finally decided to give you my (briefer than I wanted them to be) thoughts on Cannes winner The White Ribbon. But first... ...
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Indian cinema rides the Slumdog wave
guardian.co.uk 10/19/2009 — Slumdog Millionaire brought the harsh realities of India's underclass into the multiplexes. But Indian cinema just got a whole lot grittier with Sudhir Mishra's Ride the Wave Johnny The impact of Slumdog Millionaire has percolated through Indian ...
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