Santosh
Seen it?2024 | 128 min | Thriller, Crime, Drama
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite a box office loss. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a low-caste girl is found raped and murdered, she is pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 75 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 1 BAFTA and 1 Cannes award.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide on a $3 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 98K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sandhya Suri
- Shahana GoswamiConstable Santosh Saini
- Sunita RajwarInspector Sharma
- Naval ShuklaInspector Thakur
- Sanjay BishnoiBeniwal
- Shashi BeniwalConstable Kohli
- Prashant KumarInspector Mundi
- Pratibha AwasthiPriya
- Manjul AzadHead Constable Yadav
- Anamika GuptaConstable Bimla
- Kuldeep SainiConstable Aravind