Santosh
“Nothing is more dangerous than following orders.”
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 found raped and murdered, she is pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
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Cast
101 people
Shahana Goswami
Constable Santosh Saini
Known for
Ra.One
Midnight's Children
Sunita Rajwar
Inspector Sharma
Known for
Panchayat
Stree
Naval Shukla
Inspector Thakur
Known for
Article 15
Sanjay Bishnoi
Beniwal
Known for
Delhi Crime
12th Fail
Shashi Beniwal
Constable Kohli
No other roles listed
Prashant Kumar
Inspector Mundi
Known for
Mirzapur
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Pratibha Awasthi
Priya
No other roles listed
Manjul Azad
Head Constable Yadav
Also in
Ishq Ke Parindey
Anamika Gupta
Constable Bimla
No other roles listed
Kuldeep Saini
Constable Aravind
No other roles listed
Vipin Agarwal
Constable Pandey
No other roles listed
Deepak Sonkar
Nehrat Constable #1
No other roles listed
Sandhya Suri Director · Luisa Gerstein Composer Lennert Hillege Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.1M · Budget $2.5M · United States release December 27, 2024
Box office
Budget
$2,500,000
Worldwide gross
$1,097,812
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Good Chaos
Production
Suitable Pictures
Production
Razor Film Produktion
Production
Haut et Court
Production
BBC Film
Production
ZDF/Arte
Production
Razor Films
Production
India · United Kingdom · Germany · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Hindi
Release dates
France · May 20, 2024
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · July 17, 2024
Theatrical
United States · December 27, 2024
Theatrical
United States
August 31, 2024 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
October 29, 2024 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
December 23, 2024 · Premiere · MoMA - The Contenders
January 3, 2025 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
Australia
August 12, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Brazil
October 6, 2024 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Canada
September 6, 2024 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
June 29, 2024 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
France
February 17, 2025 · Digital · Canal+ (ex myCanal)
February 17, 2025 · TV · Canal+
May 28, 2026 · TV · ARTE
Germany
November 9, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg
Greece
November 6, 2024 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
April 11, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
India
October 21, 2024 · Premiere · Mumbai Film Festival
November 9, 2024 · Premiere · Dharamshala International Film Festival
January 10, 2025 · Theatrical
Israel
May 15, 2025 · Theatrical
Japan
November 24, 2024 · Premiere · Tokyo FILMeX
Netherlands
September 12, 2024 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 9, 2024 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Poland
November 17, 2024 · Premiere · Camerimage International Film Festival
Russia
October 20, 2024 · Premiere · KARO.Art Festival
June 30, 2025 · Premiere · Mirror Andrey Tarkovsky International Film Festival
Saudi Arabia
December 6, 2024 · Premiere · Red Sea International Film Festival
South Korea
October 7, 2024 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
March 14, 2025 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 31, 2025 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Taiwan
April 14, 2025 · Premiere · Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival
April 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Thailand
November 9, 2024 · Premiere · World Film Festival Bangkok
United Kingdom
October 13, 2024 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
March 21, 2025 · Theatrical
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