Bafta nominated.
Bristling with unforgettable intensity, this nervy thriller by British based filmmaker Sandhya Suri is both a deft thriller and complex character study of a female cop whose moral conflict lays bare the oppression perpetuated in the name of class and birthright asking hard questions about how the rich and powerful can quite literally get away with murder.
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 lowcaste girl is murdered, Santosh is pulled into the investigation by charismatic feminist inspector Sharma but soon finds herself out of her depth.
A brilliant debut fresh from Cannes and punching above its weight at this years Awards race.
