A Thursday (2022)

Directed by

Behzad Khambata

Genre

crime film, thriller film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 08m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 52 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mentally unstable woman takes a group of children hostage in a school. As police negotiators try to resolve the standoff, they realize the woman has a personal connection to two of the officers from a past trauma that may have driven her actions.

tensesuspensefulunsettlinggrippingdarkpsychologicalslow-burnemotional

What happens

A Thursday is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film written and directed by Behzad Khambata. The film stars Yami Gautam, Atul Kulkarni, Neha Dhupia, Dimple Kapadia, and Karanvir Sharma. It premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 17 February 2022. It received mixed reviews from critics, although Gautam's performance was praised. The story follows a mentally unstable woman who seizes sixteen children, triggering a tense hostage negotiation. As the standoff intensifies, two investigating officers uncover a disturbing truth: the woman knows them from a traumatic event in her past, and they may be directly tied to the situation. At the 2022 Filmfare OTT Awards, A Thursday received 4 nominations – Best Web Original Film, Best Actress in a Web Original Film (Gautam), Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film (Kulkarni) and Best Supporting Actress in a Web Original Film (Dhupia). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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