The movie
Santosh
Newly widowed Santosh inherits her husband's job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a girl's body is found, she's pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
Length: 128 min
Country: Germany, France, United Kingdom, India
Language spoken: Hindi
Language subtitles: Dutch
Cast: Sunita Rajwa, Shahanna Goswam
Director: Sandhya Suri
Release date: 12/09/2024
Description
Newly widowed Santosh inherits her husband's job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a girl's body is found, she's pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
“A gripping, sinewy, probing Indian police procedural. A terrific, propulsive neo-noir that holds up a mirror to contemporary India. A crisply-executed crime picture that negotiates its hot-button themes with intelligence and a refreshing lack of sensationalism. It could generate a flurry of interest among buyers. There’s a watchful quality in Goswami, a sense of a formidable intellect behind a quiet demeanour, that works supremely well in her performance as Santosh. There’s a knotty complexity to the relationship between the two women, something that Rajwar mines superbly with her charismatic but unreadable performance.” SCREEN
“A gripping, sinewy, probing Indian police procedural. A terrific, propulsive neo-noir that holds up a mirror to contemporary India. A crisply-executed crime picture that negotiates its hot-button themes with intelligence and a refreshing lack of sensationalism. It could generate a flurry of interest among buyers. There’s a watchful quality in Goswami, a sense of a formidable intellect behind a quiet demeanour, that works supremely well in her performance as Santosh. There’s a knotty complexity to the relationship between the two women, something that Rajwar mines superbly with her charismatic but unreadable performance.” SCREEN
