Satluj

The disappearance of an aunt sets human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra on a collision course with a system built to bury its own crimes. Stretching across nearly three hours, the film follows his effort to document the conspiracy behind thousands of disappearances and extrajudicial killings during the darkest years of Punjab's insurgency. Its register is sober and procedural rather than sensational, drawing tension from testimony, paperwork and the cost of refusing to look away.

This is for viewers who want serious historical drama with real stakes and the patience for a long, deliberate build. The running time is used for accumulation, letting evidence and dread gather instead of rushing toward confrontation, and the subject matter is heavy by design. Anyone drawn to stories of ordinary courage against institutional power, or to South Asian political cinema, should make room for it. Demanding, but the kind of film that stays with you well past the credits.