The BAFTA-nominated, Oscar-shortlisted thriller SANTOSH, which has earned a perfect 100% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes is currently playing in New York and Los Angeles. Now, more U.S. audiences will get to see the acclaimed film when it is released in cinemas in numerous major cities this Friday, January 31st.
Directed by Sandhya Suri, the drama features brilliant performances by Shahana Goswami and Sunita Rajwar in the dark and intense film.
Ripped from her life of domesticity, Santosh, a young widow now desperate to support herself, accepts an opportunity to inherit her husband’s job as a police officer in the rural badlands of India. Quickly taken under the wing of Sharma, a charismatic and commanding older female inspector, Santosh begins an investigation into a low-caste girl’s brutal murder that plunges her into a gritty world of crime and corruption, forcing her to confront not only the brokenness of the system around her but her own place within it.
Watch the trailer for SANTOSH here:
Talking about the film, director Sandhya Suri told us, “I think the audience might be left at the end of the film — with a sort of uncomfortable mix of emotions and a lot to think about, I hope—but having also been really emotionally impacted and drawn in by Santosh’s journey through the film.”
Local showtime information will be available at SantoshFilm.com.
Be sure to check out our full interview with Sandhya Suri here.
