# Paanch (2003)

> A drug-soaked band’s improvised kidnapping exposes a volatile hierarchy where greed, fear, and betrayal turn youthful rebellion into lethal crime.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/44294

## Facts

- Runtime: 158 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller
- Director: Anurag Kashyap
- Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Aditya Srivastava, Vijay Maurya, Tejaswini Kolhapure, Sharat Saxena, Abhinav Kashyap
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356982/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, volatile, paranoid, late night viewing, crime movie marathon

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