India at Cannes: Tortuous investigation exposes violence against women, low-castes and Muslims

Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri’s film ‘Santosh’, showing in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section, follows a newly widowed woman who inherits her husband’s job as a police constable. When a low-caste girl is found raped and murdered, the young policewoman finds herself pulled into the tortuous investigation alongside a charismatic feminist inspector. In Cannes, Sandhya Suri talks to FRANCE 24 about compassionate appointment, violence against women and Bollywood.
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[@OnlyFactsAndData4829]

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