It’s a broad sweep of ideas, but when you set out to make a film on the police, you must address systemic corruption. Suri largely succeeds.

As well as working rivetingly as a procedural thriller and a psychological study, Santosh has a hard, documentary-like edge, exploring Indian social phenomena with intense analytical focus.

A tough, sinewy, satisfying film.

'Santosh" doesn't offer hope or liberation, instead leaving viewers with a sense of burning outrage at the inequities shown.