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Santosh
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Why watch?
“The film is so absorbing that I think I may have forgotten to breathe throughout and shared many of Santosh’s wide-eyed expressions while watching and beyond. It is rich in details and images that will stay with me – like the food put out for Santosh’s husband’s soul in the shradh ritual to bring him peace in the afterlife.”
Martha Boyd,
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Hyde Park Pick: Santosh
and Around India with A Movie Camera.
Our preview screening of Santosh on Thursday 20th March will be accompanied by a Q&A with the film's director, Sandhya Suri and is being presented in association with Reclaim the Frame.
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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 murdered, Santosh is pulled into the investigation by charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
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“It’s a terrific feature debut from British-Indian documentary filmmaker Sandhya Suri – a propulsive neo-noir that holds up a mirror to contemporary India.”
Screen Daily
“Santosh positions its protagonist as a fundamentally decent woman in an impossible situation, rather than a crusading cop on mission. If ‘Training Day with more grey areas’ sounds dull, it’s anything but.”
Time Out
“Goswami’s understated performance drives this brilliant debut feature, a sometimes silent observer who can barely register shock at some of what she sees and experiences.”
Movie Nation
