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.
Direction
Patel's debut shames veteran action directors.
Stunts
Kitchen fight scene shot in one chaotic take.
Production
Neon-soaked Mumbai slums vs. grotesque wealth.
Director
Dev Patel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Patel broke his hand on day one and filmed the entire movie with it. The swollen, scarred hands you see? Actually his.
The hijra characters represent a marginalized Indian community rarely depicted with dignity in mainstream cinema; Patel specifically cast trans women for authenticity.
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