7 January 2026
UK/France/Germany 2024
128 minutes
Director: Sandhyar Suri
A widow-turned-police officer investigates a troubling murder in British Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri’s fiction feature debut. After her constable husband is killed on the job in remote northern India, Santosh reluctantly assumes his role. When a teenage Dalit girl is found murdered and a Muslim boy is suspected, protests ignite in the local community, Santosh is pulled into the case under the command of new female superior Inspector Sharma who skilfully navigates their police station’s misogynistic culture while remaining a fierce advocate against gendered violence. As the case develops both women must confront their place within a corrupt system and Santosh’s personal ethics are painfully challenged by the realities of her world. A deft thriller interrogating hierarchies of gender, caste, religion and class in rural India with superb performances from Goswami and Rajwar, Santosh combines a complex character study with searing social critique.
British Independent Film Awards – Winner – Best Screenplay Award 2024
The film contains some scenes depicting strong and prolonged violence