# Madaari (2016)

> A grieving father kidnaps a powerful minister’s son to force a corrupt government to answer for his child’s death.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/264043

## Facts

- Runtime: 134 min
- Genres: Thriller, Drama
- Director: Nishikant Kamat
- Cast: Irrfan Khan, Jimmy Shergill, Tushar Dalvi, Vishesh Bansal, Kedar Bagaria, Sadhil Kapoor, Nitesh Pandey, Akash Dabas
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5713232/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, somber, urgent, serious movie night, social issue film night

## Synopsis

A father's desperate quest for justice leads to a high-stakes kidnapping that exposes deep-rooted corruption.

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