# A Thursday (2022)

> A playschool teacher turns a hostage crisis into a national reckoning over power, gender, and institutional failure.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/638761

## Facts

- Runtime: 129 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
- Director: Behzad Khambata
- Cast: Yami Gautam Dhar, Atul Kulkarni, Neha Dhupia, Dimple Kapadia, Karanvir Sharma, Maya Sarao, Kalyanee Mulay, Boloram Das
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13028258/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: urgent, tense, emotionally charged, focused thriller night, social issue movie night

## Synopsis

A teacher's desperate act sends shockwaves through a nation, forcing authorities to confront their deepest fears.

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