Emerging after over a decade of development, Santosh is Sandhya Suri’s first narrative feature after a career in documentary. Shortlisted for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards, representing the UK, the film is inspired by a real program in India where widows are offered their late husband’s jobs to sustain their livelihoods. The story follows the titular Santosh, played with remarkable nuance by Shahana Goswami, as a quiet young woman who steps into her late husband’s role as a police officer. Soon, she takes on a harrowing case––the rape and murder of a teenage girl––guided by a seemingly virtuous mentor, Inspector Geeta Sharma, portrayed with an electrifying charge by Sunita Rajwar.
Both a gripping crime thriller and a poignant character study, Santosh operates in the delicate space between realism and genre storytelling. With her unflinching camera, Suri captures Santosh’s transformation with silences,...
Both a gripping crime thriller and a poignant character study, Santosh operates in the delicate space between realism and genre storytelling. With her unflinching camera, Suri captures Santosh’s transformation with silences,...
- 12/27/2024
- by Lucia Ahrensdorf
- The Film Stage
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