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Santosh

Nothing is more dangerous than following orders.

6.9(95)20242h 8m5

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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Status
Released
Budget
$2.5M
Box office
$1.1M
Language
Hindi
  • widow
  • female protagonist
  • police officer
  • biting
  • female police officer
  • innocent murder

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Behind the camera

Director

Sandhya Suri

Produced in

India, United Kingdom, Germany, France

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • PremiereMumbai Film Festival21 Oct 2024
    • PremiereDharamshala International Film Festival9 Nov 2024
    • Theatrical10 Jan 2025
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereTelluride Film Festival31 Aug 2024
    • PremiereAustin Film Festival29 Oct 2024
    • PremiereMoMA - The Contenders23 Dec 2024
    • TheatricalR27 Dec 2024
    • PremierePalm Springs International Film Festival3 Jan 2025
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBFI London Film Festival13 Oct 2024
    • Theatrical1521 Mar 2025
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival12 Aug 2024
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival6 Sept 2024
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival6 Oct 2024
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival 29 Jun 2024
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival20 May 2024
    • Theatrical17 Jul 2024
    • Digital / OTTCanal+ (ex myCanal)17 Feb 2025
    • TVCanal+17 Feb 2025
    • TVARTE28 May 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereInternational Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg9 Nov 2024
  • GreeceGR

    • PremiereThessaloniki International Film Festival6 Nov 2024
  • Hong KongHK

    • PremiereHong Kong International Film Festival11 Apr 2025
  • IsraelIL

    • Theatrical15 May 2025

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Santosh was released on 17 July 2024.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    1/14/2025

    6/10

    Recently widowed and facing the loss of her home, the eponymous woman (Shahana Goswami) is offered a chance to take over her late husband's job as a police officer. Having basically inherited his post without any training, her first task is to work with the no-nonsense "Insp. Sharma" (Sunita Rajwar) on an horrific case in which a young girl has been brutally raped and unceremoniously dumped in a fairly lawless area o…

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