Overview
A gripping tale of a policewoman's fight against systemic violence and personal turmoil.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- restrained
- unflinching
- tense
- social issue film night
- reflective viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a nuanced, restrained, and unflinching feminist police drama grounded in social realism and strong performances.
What sets it apart
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The film uses unobtrusive storytelling and restrained performances to depict police work and gendered violence without sensationalism.
Soni and Kalpana confront accepted sexist attitudes, professional retaliation, and violence against women within and beyond the police force.
Critics specifically praised the unobtrusive single-shot camerawork that makes viewers feel like a fly on the wall.
Soni's transfer for alleged misconduct disrupts her alliance with Kalpana and exposes institutional punishment of dissent.
Films like Soni, and why
Pink
quiet feminist social realism focused on institutional sexism and women resisting patriarchal structures
Article 15
restrained Indian crime drama examining gendered violence and the failures of public institutions
Mardaani
unflinching realist police drama centered on women navigating patriarchal power
Court
observational character-driven drama about social injustice and ordinary institutional pressures
Movie Details
- Director
- Ivan Ayr
- Release Date
- 2019-01-18
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (45)
Cast
- Geetika Vidya
- Saloni Batra
- Vikas Shukla
- Mohit Chauhan
- Himanshu Kohli
- Gauri Chakraborty
- Mohinder Gujral
- Upasya Goswami
- Simrat Kaur
- Dimple Kaur
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Soni about?
- A restrained Delhi police drama follows two women confronting gendered violence, institutional sexism, and the personal cost of refusing to look away.
- What is Soni like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Soni as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Soni violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Soni as moderate.
- What did critics think of Soni?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a nuanced, restrained, and unflinching feminist police drama grounded in social realism and strong performances.
- Which films are like Soni?
- Films with a similar feel include Pink, Article 15, Mardaani, and Court.
- How long is Soni?
- Soni runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Soni?
- In United States, Soni streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
