Sandhya Suri’s Santosh has been chosen because the UK entry for the most effective worldwide function Oscar award, as confirmed by Bafta on behalf of the UK Choice Committee.
Suri’s fiction function debut premiered in Un Sure Regard at Cannes this 12 months. The UK is the present holder of the worldwide function award, having received its first such prize in February this 12 months with Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Curiosity.
Santosh is a criminal offense thriller by which the eponymous newly-widowed girl inherits her husband’s job as a police constable, and begins an investigation underneath the wing of a charismatic feminist inspector.
The movie is produced by James Bowsher and Mike Goodridge for the UK’s Good Chaos with France’s Balthazar de Ganay and Alan McAlex for India’s Appropriate Footage. France’s mk2 Movies handles gross sales, with Metrograph Footage buying US rights and Haut et Courtroom set to launch in France.
The Hindi-language movie was backed by the BFI, BBC Movie, ZDF/Arte and CNC.
Suri was named a Display Star of Tomorrow in 2023, with Bowsher receiving the accolade in 2024.
To be eligible for the award, the movie have to be a British function with greater than 51% non-English language dialogue, launched theatrically no sooner than November 1, 2023 and no later than September 30, 2024.
The UK Choice Committee are all members or representatives of Bafta’s Movie Committee. The previous group attend a gathering to debate all eligible titles; choose a shortlist; and vote by secret poll.
