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Raat Akeli Hai (2020)

Raat Akeli Hai poster
Original title
रात अकेली है
Directed by
Honey Trehan
Genre
drama film, mystery film, crime film, thriller film, detective film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 29m
Rated
R18+
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 97 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small-town cop investigates the suspicious death of an elderly man in a wealthy family. He uncovers secrets and lies among the household members.

tensesuspensefulgrittyslow-burnmysteriousdarkserious

What happens

Raat Akeli Hai (transl. The Night Is Lonely) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Honey Trehan. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Shweta Tripathi, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Nishant Dahiya, Gyanendra Tripathi, Ila Arun, Swanand Kirkire, Nitesh Kumar Tiwari, and Aditya Srivastava. It follows a small-town cop who is summoned to investigate the death of an elderly family member. The film was released on Netflix on 31 July 2020. The film received critical acclaim for the cast performances and direction, with Siddiqui winning the award for Best Actor at the Filmfare OTT Awards while the film also won Best Film at the ceremony. A sequel titled Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders was released in 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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