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Young widow Santos inherits her late husband's position as a police officer but inadvertently becomes embroiled in a scandal within the Indian police force. British-Indian mixed-race director Santiya Suri's debut feature film "Police on Fire" boldly reveals social issues, having won multiple international awards but remaining unreleased in India due to its sensitive content. This film explores Santos's story, examining the struggles women face between power and violence, and highlights the deep-rooted class and gender issues in local society.

The young widow "Santosh" inherits her deceased husband's position, becoming a policewoman, but unexpectedly gets embroiled in a deep scandal within the Indian police force.

The debut feature film "Police on the Edge," directed by British-Indian mixed-race director Santiya Suri, has not only won multiple Best New Director awards at the Asian Film Awards, British Oscars, Jerusalem Film Festival, and Poland's International Photography Art Festival, but also successfully made it to the top 15 nominees for the Oscar for Best International Film. However, due to its content revealing the taboos of Indian society, the film has yet to be released in India, which is truly regretful.

Contemporary Indian society still faces many issues related to class, gender, belief, and caste, and "Police on the Edge" bravely exposes these phenomena.

Santiya Suri is a graduate of the National Film and Television School in the UK and gained international attention with her documentary "I Represent India," which depicts her Indian father's immigration journey to the UK. The inspiration for creating "Police on the Edge" came from a photograph she saw, showing a protester spitting at a female police officer. This prompted her to reflect on the 2012 "Delhi Gang Rape Case," an event that shocked the world and led her to explore the contradictions of the power of female police officers and societal violence.

"Police on the Edge" boldly uncovers many sensitive issues within Indian society and the police force, which is why it is still banned from being screened by the Indian authorities.

To shoot "Police on the Edge," Santiya Suri braved temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius and threats of flooding, returning to rural northern India to film, showcasing India's monsoon season and Diwali. The film tells the story of a young widow "Santosh" who, by law, inherits her husband's police position and becomes entangled in a complex tale within the Indian police force. Due to the narrative involving sensitive secrets within society and the police, the film still does not have permission to be screened in India and is effectively considered banned.

"Police on the Edge" will be released on April 18.

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