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Santosh (2024 film)

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Santosh
Poster
Directed bySandhya Suri
Written bySandhya Suri
Produced by
  • Mike Goodridge
  • James Bowsher
  • Alan McAlex
  • Balthazar de Ganay
Starring
CinematographyLennert Hillege
Edited byMaxime Pozzi-Garcia
Music byLuisa Gerstein
Production
companies
Distributed byMetrograph Pictures (North America)
Release date
  • 20 May 2024 (2024-05-20) (Cannes)
Running time
98 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • India
  • Germany
  • France
LanguageHindi
Budget$2.5 million[1]

Santosh is a 2024 Hindi-language crime drama film written and directed by Sandhya Suri. It is an international co-production of the United Kingdom, India, Germany and France. Set in rural north India, it stars Shahana Goswami as a widow who inherits her late husband's job of police constable. Principal photography occurred over 45 days in August–October 2023 in and around Lucknow, India.[2][3][1][4]

Santosh had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2024.[5][6] It received positive reviews from critics and was named one of the top 5 international films of 2024 by the National Board of Review.[7] The film was selected as the UK's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.[8]

Plot

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It is about a 28-year-old widow who takes her late husband's job as a police officer and has to investigate the case of a young girl's murder.

Cast

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  • Shahana Goswami as Santosh Saini
  • Sunita Rajwar as Geeta Sharma
  • Sanjay Bishnoi as Beniwal
  • Kushal Dubey as Vikram
  • Nawal Shukla as Thakur
  • Pratibha Awasthi as Priya

Release

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The film premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in May 2024. It has also been selected for the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024, where it will compete in the South Asia Competition section.[9]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 22 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8/10.[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 77 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[11]

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Cannes Film Festival 25 May 2024 Prix Un Certain Regard Sandhya Suri Nominated [12]
BFI London Film Festival 20 October 2024 Sutherland Award for Best First Feature Santosh Nominated [13]
Camerimage 23 November 2024 Golden Frog – Directors' Debuts Competition Sandhya Suri Won [14]
TOKYO FILMeX 30 November 2024 Special Jury Award Santosh Won [15][16]
Student Jury Prize Won
National Board of Review 4 December 2024 Top Five International Films Won[a] [17]
European Film Awards 7 December 2024 European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI Santosh Pending [18]
British Independent Film Awards 8 December 2024 Best British Independent Film Sandhya Suri, Mike Goodridge, James Bowsher, Balthazar de Ganay and Alan McAlex Pending [19]
Best Screenplay Sandhya Suri Pending
Best Debut Screenwriter Pending
Breakthrough Producer Balthazar De Ganay, James Bowsher Pending

Notes

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  1. ^ This award does not have a single winner, but recognizes multiple films.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Calnan, Ellie (19 May 2024). "'Santosh' producer on the freedom of filming in India". Screen International. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. ^ Tabbara, Mona (14 December 2023). "Sandhya Suri's UK-backed 'Santosh' wraps production in India (exclusive)". Screen International. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. ^ Scott, Mathew (16 May 2024). "India, Back in the Palme d'Or Hunt After 30 Years, Hopes Cannes Will Help Producers See the Light". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  4. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (20 May 2024). "Cannes Title 'Santosh' First Clip Unveiled: 'Religious Intolerance, Casteism, Prejudice and Misogyny Are Sitting Heavily in the Atmosphere' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  5. ^ Pavan, Benoit (20 May 2024). "Santosh, Sandhya Suri's vision". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  6. ^ "The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 Archives". National Board of Review. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  8. ^ Ritman, Alex (25 September 2024). "'Santosh' to Represent U.K. in Oscars International Feature Race". Variety. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  9. ^ "MAMI Mumbai Film Festival will open with Payal Kapadia's 'All We Imagine as Light'". Scroll.in. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Santosh". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Santosh". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Cannes 2024 line-up guide: Un Certain Regard titles". Screen International. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  13. ^ Ntim, Zac (29 August 2024). "London Film Festival: Dea Kulumbegashvili's 'April' And Barry Keoghan Pic 'Bring Them Down' To Play In Competition". Deadline. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  14. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (23 November 2024). "Camerimage: Gripping Danish Drama 'The Girl With the Needle' Wins Golden Frog". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  15. ^ "フィルメックス授賞式：朝日新聞デジタル". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 1 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  16. ^ "第25回東京フィルメックス受賞結果". TOKYO FILMeX (in Japanese). 30 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  17. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (4 December 2024). "'Wicked' and Jon M. Chu Win Big with the National Board of Review — See the Full List". IndieWire. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  18. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (5 November 2024). "European Film Awards: 'Emilia Pérez', 'The Room Next Door' Lead Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  19. ^ "BIFA 2024 Nominations Announced · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards". BIFA · British Independent Film Awards. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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