Santosh (15)

oung widow Santosh inherits her husband’s job as a police officer in the rural badlands of India, in this thrilling tale of moral conflict from British Indian director Sandhya Suri. 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 that plunges her into a gritty world of crime and corruption. As the case develops, Santosh’s personal ethics are painfully challenged by the realities of her world.

Receiving critical acclaim at Cannes 2024
“It’s a tough, sinewy, satisfying film” Peter Bradshaw.