Newton
2017 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 7.1 · 89% critics
A government election-duty clerk heads into a conflict-ridden jungle to keep voting procedures as fair as possible. He battles apathy from security personnel and the constant fear of guerrilla attacks, determined to make every step of election day count despite the danger surrounding him.
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Details
- Original title
- न्यूटन
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-09-22
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (147 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Newton if you like darkly humorous, socially driven stories about elections under pressure with a gritty, realistic tone; Not for you if you want a straightforward crowd-pleaser like Badhaai Ho or Guns & Gulaabs.
Pros: sharp dark satire; authentic tension; strong performances | Cons: polarizing tone; uneven entertainment; harshly negative portrayal
Themes
- rebel
- election
- government employee
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2018 · nominated
Cast & crew
Rajkummar Rao
as Newton Kumar
Pankaj Tripathi
as Aatma Singh
Anjali Patil
as Malka
Raghubir Yadav
as Loknath
- MP
Mukesh Prajapati
as Shambhoo
Sanjay Mishra
as Election Instructor
Krishna Singh Bisht
as Krishna
Omkar Das Manikpuri
as Lakhma
Danish Husain
as Police DIG
- PG
Pistak Gond
as The Village Patel
Directed by Amit Masurkar