Santosh
A subversion of the standard police procedural... hits like a train.
-- The Wrap
Santosh
Ripped from her life of domesticity, Santosh, a young widow now desperate to support herself, accepts an opportunity to inherit her husband’s job as a police officer in the rural badlands of India. Quickly taken under the wing of Sharma, a charismatic and commanding older female inspector, Santosh begins an investigation into a low-caste girl’s brutal murder. It plunges her into a feral world of crime and corruption, forcing her to confront not only the brokenness of the system around her, but her own place within it.
"Gripping... a compelling drama." — The Hollywood Reporter
"Whip-smart... Santosh lays bare the dark heart of communal divisions in modern India." — Variety
"Gripping... a compelling drama." — The Hollywood Reporter
"Whip-smart... Santosh lays bare the dark heart of communal divisions in modern India." — Variety
Genre
Drama,
Crime,
Women and Film,
Police Procedural
Runtime
128
Language
Hindi
Director
Sandhya Suri
Writer(s)
Sandhya Suri
Cast
Shahana Goswami,
Sunita Rajwar,
Pratibha Awasthy
Awards:
Nominee, Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee, European Discovery - Prix FIPRESCI, European Film Awards