# The Tashkent Files (2019)

> An investigative political mystery revisits Lal Bahadur Shastri’s disputed death, turning a historical question into a charged conspiracy thriller.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/416524

## Facts

- Runtime: 144 min
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, History
- Director: Vivek Agnihotri
- Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Mithun Chakraborty, Shweta Basu Prasad, Asif Basra, Mandira Bedi, Pallavi Joshi, Rajesh Sharma, Vinay Pathak
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8108268/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: polemical, melodramatic, paranoid, political thriller night, history focused viewing

## Synopsis

A gripping exploration of political intrigue and unanswered questions surrounding a historical figure's death.

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