Cast : Shahanna Goswam, Sunita Rajwar
Neo-noir. thriller / India, France, UK, Germany / original title : SANTOSH / Color / status : completed / Hindi / long feature-film
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.
In this crime story an ordinary woman moves from housewife to policewoman in one of the nation’s most corrupt forces. As she investigates, she begins to experiment with her newly found power within a web of misogyny, casteism and prejudice.
