SANTOSH
Biopremiär: 25 april 2025
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Regissör: Sandhya Suri
Medverkande: Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar, Pratibha Awasthy mfl.
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Land: Storbritannien, Indien, Tyskland, Frankrike
Längd: 120 min
Censur: 15år
Synopsis:
Den nyblivna änkan Santosh ärver sin avlidna makes jobb som poliskonstapel i norra Indiens badlands. När en flickas kropp hittas mördad och våldtagen blir Santosh indragen i förundersökningen och får den karismatiska och feministiska polisinspektören Sharma som sin mentor.
SANTOSH utforskar rättvisan i ett samhälle som är allt annat än rättvist.
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Pressmaterial, bilder och poster​
★ ★ ★ ★ "Training Day med mer gråzoner” - Time Out
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”En fulländad Neo-noir film” - Screen International
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”Fängslande” - The Hollywood Reporter
★ ★ ★ ★ "Soars thanks to its gripping and refreshing take on its story" - Screen Rant
★ ★ ★ ★ "An indelible portrait of a woman embracing power for the first time only to face disillusionment of the worst kind, her own involvement in a terrible injustice" - Reeling Reviews
★ ★ ★ ★ "An intriguing, gripping and slow-burning crime thriller that also serves as a tender psychological drama" - NYC Movie Guru
★ ★ ★ ★ "The enigmatic screenplay devises a grey area so hazy you’ll be going over it in your head for weeks, if not months, asking yourself what you would’ve done in Santosh’s impossible situation" - The Film Stage
★ ★ ★ ★ "This No-Frills Police Drama Is a Master Class in Subtlety" - IndieWire
"Goswami is a perfect vehicle for Suri’s understated, seething indictment of the root-and-branch corruption of this small Northern Indian town" - Austin Chronicle
"It’s incredibly effective and culminates in one of the best closing shots of any film to show at this year’s festival. Without ever once overplaying its hand, it ensures the smallest act of resistance and compassion hits like a train" - The Wrap
"To watch “Santosh” is to feel the undeniable power of a discerning, resonant case study" - Los Angeles Times
"Undeniably powerful" - San Jose Mercury News
"A damning portrait of Indian police brutality, Santosh is a refreshing antidote to crass and vulgar Bollywood police offerings and will meaningfully engage and educate both Indian and Western audiences" - Screen Anarchy
"It’s a compelling procedural on the surface, but this Indian drama stands out as an incisive glimpse into antiquated traditions, socioeconomic class, and contemporary gender roles" - Cinemalogue
"The India on display in Santosh is fascinatingly shot through with contradictions" - Slant Magazine
"Stark, unflinching, fearless" - The Indian Express
