Sexy Durga

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Sexy Durga

2017

1h 25m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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9 Reviews

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Two small-time gangsters pick up a couple on the run, leading to a long, claustrophobic road trip.

Elise Nakhnikian

Slant Magazine

A couple's journey gone horribly awry comes to feel universal, an allegory about the violent misogyny that plagues India.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 16, 2017

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Neil Young

The Hollywood Reporter

A nightmarish experience in more ways than one, Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's improvised, nocturnal Indian road movie Sexy Durga forces protagonists and audience alike through a grueling ordeal with questionable rewards.

Feb 7, 2017

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Anna M.M. Vetticad

Firstpost

A chilling exposé of patriarchy's woman-as-goddess trope

Rated: 4/5

Jan 16, 2021

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Elissa Suh

MUBI

Sasidharan, though a skilled craftsman, exploits these unknown variables for the sake of mood and tension.

Feb 27, 2020

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Nicholas Godfrey

4:3

South Indian director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's Rotterdam Tiger Award-winning third feature is a technically dazzling and wilfully onerous thriller that walks an uncertain line between advocacy and exploitation.

Dec 15, 2017

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Sarah Ward

Screen International

Makes its points plain with the heaviest of hands, but does so with a deft feel for cultivating tension.

Nov 8, 2017

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Synopsis

Two small-time gangsters pick up a couple on the run, leading to a long, claustrophobic road trip.

Director: Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
Producer: Shaji Mathew, Aruna Mathew
Screenwriter: Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: Malayalam
Runtime: 1h 25m