Santosh (English subtitles)

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