Film
Santosh (15)
Dir. Sandhya Suri, India/France/Germany/UK, 2024, 127 mins. In Hindi with English subtitles. Cast. Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar, Pratibha Awasthy.
A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a police constable in a community in Northern India where casteism and misogyny are an inextricable part of life. When a teenage girl is found murdered, Santosh is pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic inspector Sharma. Sandhya Suri’s deft thriller is a complex character study of a female cop whose moral conflict lays bare the oppression perpetuated in the name of caste.
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A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a police constable in a community in Northern India where casteism and misogyny are an inextricable part of life. When a teenage girl is found murdered, Santosh is pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic inspector Sharma. Sandhya Suri’s deft thriller is a complex character study of a female cop whose moral conflict lays bare the oppression perpetuated in the name of caste.
For detailed information about the film's age rating and content notices, you can visit the BBFC website and search the film title, then scroll down to the “Content Advice” section: www.bbfc.co.uk