Screening times:
Friday, April 11, 6:00 PM
Sunday, April 13, 5:30 PM
Sandhya Suri | United Kingdom, Germany, India, France | 2024 | 124m
Hindi with English subtitles
with Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar, Sanjay Bishnoi, Kushal Dubey
Santosh (Shahana Goswami) is a young widow, ripped from her life of domesticity with the death of her husband. Desperate to support herself, she takes advantage of a government program where she can “inherit” her husband’s job as a police officer in the rural badlands of India. At first, no one takes her seriously, least of all her male colleagues.
Taken under the wing of Sharma (Sunita Rajwar), a charismatic and commanding older female inspector, Santosh begins an investigation into a low-caste girl’s murder.
As she pulls on threads of the girl’s life and brutal death, she suspects a boy the girl was spending time with could be the killer, but the challenge is to find him.
As the investigation dips Santosh into a gritty world of crime and corruption, it forces her to confront not only the brokenness of the system around her but her own place within it.
Santosh is a dark, powerful, and intense thriller. Through the eyes of its vulnerable lead character, it considers the very soul of rural India.
“Goswami is a perfect vehicle for Suri’s understated, seething indictment of the root-and-branch corruption of this small Northern Indian town.” - Richard Whittaker, Austin Chronicle
“Though it’s the gripping murder-mystery that hooks viewers, it’s Suri’s intelligent and keenly observed social commentary where Santosh shines the brightest.” - Andrew Murray, The Upcoming
“To watch “Santosh” is to feel the undeniable power of a discerning, resonant case study.” - Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
U.K. Selection - Academy Award for International Feature 2024
Best Screenplay - British Independent Film Awards 2024
European Discovery — Prix FIPRESCI Nominee at the European Film Awards 2024
Best Screenplay - Seville European Festival 2024
Top 5 International Films - National Board of Review Awards 2024
Best International Debut - Jerusalem Film Festival 2024
Tickets $8.75 ($8 cash at the door if available)
