# Shanghai (2012)

> An anguished Hindi political thriller follows a state investigator through the manufactured truths surrounding a suspicious death tied to a major development project.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/68406

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
- Director: Dibakar Banerjee
- Cast: Abhay Deol, Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Supriya Pathak, Pitobash, Farooq Shaikh, Tillotama Shome
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2072227/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: anguished, tense, politically charged, political cinema night, socially conscious viewing

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