Stolen (2023)

Directed by

Karan Tejpal

Genre

drama, thriller

Country

India

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 35 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers from the city are drawn into a frantic search for a stolen baby. When they are mistaken for the kidnappers, they must fight to survive a long and brutal road chase.

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What happens

Stolen is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Karan Tejpal and produced by Gaurav Dhingra under the banner of Jungle Book Studio. The film stars Abhishek Banerjee in the lead role. The film delves into the harrowing journey of two urban brothers who become entangled in the desperate search for a kidnapped baby, but circumstances spiral out of control when they are themselves mistaken for the kidnappers leading to an extended road battle for survival. The film intends to highlight the themes of trust, conscience, and societal divides. The film explores the exploitation of law enforcement by anti-social behaviour and the impact of mob psychology.The film was first premiered in the 2023 Venice Film Festival on 31 August 2023. It premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 4 June 2025. The film was featured at the 14th Beijing International Film Festival, where it won the Tiantan Awards for Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Cinematography. It fetched Best Director, and Audience Awards at the "2024 Skip City International Digital Cinema Festival, Japan". At the Zurich Film Festival it won Special Mention and Asia's Best Independent Dramatic Feature at the "All Asian Independent Film Festival". Additionally, filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Kiran Rao, Nikkhil Advani, and Vikramaditya Motwane came on board as executive producers on the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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