Monkey Man

A brutal, kinetic revenge thriller that blends visceral hand-to-hand combat with raw emotional trauma and a mythic undercurrent.

Directed by

Dev Patel

Genres

Thriller, Crime, Action

Starring

Dev Patel, Sikandar Kher, Makrand Deshpande

Tagline

One small ember can burn down everything.

Overview

Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.

How it feels

Dark, tense, bleak and earnest. Relentless and needs your attention.

About

Revenge, corruption, trauma, justice

Content

Strong violence, gore and language. Mild sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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