Santosh

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A thrilling police procedural set in the rural badlands of Northern India, Santosh follows a recent widow (Shahana Goswami) who inherits her late-husband’s job as a police constable. When a low-caste girl is found raped and murdered, Santosh is pulled into the investigation under the wing of Sharma (Sunita Rajwar), a fellow female inspector and charismatic feminist. The deeper Santosh digs, the more she’s drawn into a dark world where the lines between right and wrong begin to blur and she’s forced to confront what justice really means.

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

An extraordinarily rich picture of modern India, managing to interweave and explore its fault lines of caste, gender and religion without being hectoring or preachy. A film, with complex characters interacting in ways that continually surprise, plus some great casting of local residents from the film sites in some quite significant roles.

An international co-production of the United Kingdom, India, Germany, and France. Winner of ‘Breakthrough producer’ and ‘Best Screenplay’ at the British Independent Film Awards.

One of 2025’s must see films.