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Sister Midnight

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A newly arranged marriage sees an oddball couple shoved together in a small Mumbai shack with paper-thin walls. They are alone, awkward and together. Cranky Uma does her best to cope with the heat, her complete lack of domestic skills, nosy neighbors and her bumbling spouse until one night she discovers strange new feral cravings.
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Mocking the pressures of matrimony with a sly wink, Sister Midnight is a thrilling genre-bender that's impossible to predict.

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Peyton Robinson RogerEbert.com There are laughs aplenty, even as “Sister Midnight” begins to lose creative steam, with the wheels falling off, and the further it falls into the repetitive macabre. Rated: 3/4 May 16, 2025 Full Review Natalia Winkelman New York Times In his first feature, Kandhari makes use of morbid humor and expressive imagery, including stop-motion effects. May 15, 2025 Full Review Keith Phipps The Reveal (Substack) 'Sister Midnight' might seem merely weird for the sake of being weird if Uma’s metamorphosis, and Apte’s performance, didn’t keep it purposeful. Rated: 3.5 / 5 May 15, 2025 Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue With style and attitude to spare, this offbeat Indian satire elicits a playful yet acerbic takedown of oppressive patriarchal customs, even if its ambition sometimes exceeds its grasp. May 16, 2025 Full Review Jesse Hassenger Paste Magazine Sister Midnight is wonderful, transfixing in its celluloid-shot cinematography, which makes its many urban-nightscape scenes particularly vibrant in their long shadows, and wonderfully acted by Apte, whose near-feral aggrievement is oddly winning. Rated: 8.0/10 May 16, 2025 Full Review Jared Mobarak Hey, Have You Seen ...? The back half unfolds at a fast pace—perhaps too fast. I think that's kind of the point as Kandhari is all about idiosyncratic juxtapositions with his soundtrack choices, use of animation, and dry humor in traditionally dark, dramatic scenarios. Rated: 7/10 May 16, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kevin M Um, what? What a mess. Sure the first hour sets up a normal movie of some sense, but the transition and everything that’s suddenly thrown in to try to be something else just makes it all nonsense. The only saving grace was that my local movie theater offered a mystery viewing of this thing for free. I guess that’s the only way they thought they could get an audience. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/08/25 Full Review Penny M Funny, weird, surprising, beautifully shot. Radhika Apte gives a great performance and you'll have fun spotting a few film references too. Maybe not for everyone but I enjoyed this immensely. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/29/25 Full Review Paul P Absolute incoherent nonsense. Definitely can’t recommend. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/22/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A newly arranged marriage sees an oddball couple shoved together in a small Mumbai shack with paper-thin walls. They are alone, awkward and together. Cranky Uma does her best to cope with the heat, her complete lack of domestic skills, nosy neighbors and her bumbling spouse until one night she discovers strange new feral cravings.
Director
Karan Kandhari
Producer
Alastair Clark, Anna Griffin, Alan McAlex
Screenwriter
Karan Kandhari
Distributor
Magnet Releasing
Production Co
Wellington Films, Griffin Pictures
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 16, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 50m