# Master (2021)

> An alcoholic professor turns a three-month assignment at a juvenile reform school into a full-scale battle against the criminal who exploits its inmates.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/440272

## Facts

- Runtime: 179 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj
- Cast: Vijay, Vijay Sethupathi, Arjun Das, Malavika Mohanan, Andrea Jeremiah, Nassar, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Mahendran
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10579952/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: propulsive, swaggering, confrontational, action movie night, Tamil cinema marathon

## Synopsis

An alcoholic teacher battles a criminal mastermind in a juvenile reform school, where survival means confronting the darkest parts of humanity.

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