BORDERLINES FILM FESTIVAL 2025

DIRECTOR: Sandhya Suri
STARRING: Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar, Nawal Shukla
UK/GERMANY/INDIA/FRANCE, 2024, 2 HOURS 7 MINUTES, HINDI + ENGLISH SUBTITLES

In the rural badlands of north India, a young widow is drawn into the investigation of a murdered teenager that divides the local community.

Santosh, a liability in a society where casteism and misogyny are rife, has reluctantly inherited her late husband’s post as a police constable. When a lower caste girl’s body is discovered
in a well, charismatic Inspector Geeta Sharma mentors Santosh through the case as she navigates dubious policing methods, ingrained corruption and caste oppression. Sandhya Suri’s hard-hitting and accomplished thriller focuses on the complex moral dilemma facing this tentative, wide-eyed female cop.

Best Screenplay, Breakthrough Producer, British Independent Film Awards 2024
Shortlisted for International Feature Film Oscar (United Kingdom)

Preview courtesy of Vertigo Releasing