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{{Short description|2024 comedy horror film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name =
| image = Sister Midnight.jpg
| alt =
| caption = UK theatrical release poster
| director = [[Karan Kandhari]]
| writer = Karan Kandhari
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Alastair Clark
* Anna Griffin}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Radhika Apte]]
* [[Ashok Pathak]]
* [[Chhaya Kadam]]
* [[Smita Tambe]]
}}
| cinematography = Sverre Sørdal
| editing = Napoleon Stratogiannakis
| music = [[Paul Banks (American singer)|Paul Banks]]
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* [[Film4 Productions|Film4]]
* [[British Film Institute|BFI]]
* Wellington Films
* Griffin Pictures
}}
| distributor = [[Altitude Film Distribution]] (UK)
| released = {{Film date|2024|05|19|[[2024 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|df=yes|2025|03|14|UK|2025|05|30|India}}
| runtime = 110 minutes
| country = {{Plainlist|
* United Kingdom
* Sweden
* India
}}
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = $316,036<ref name="Box Office Mojo">{{Cite Box Office Mojo |title=Sister Midnight (2024) |id=32060445 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=July 18, 2025 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt32060445/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="The Numbers">{{Cite The Numbers |title=Sister Midnight (2025) – Financial Information |id=Sister Midnight-(2025) |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=July 18, 2025 |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Sister-Midnight-(2025-United-Kingdom)#tab=summary |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
'''''Sister Midnight''''' is a 2024 [[Dark humor|dark comedy]] film directed and written by [[Karan Kandhari]] in his directorial debut. The film stars [[Radhika Apte]] as a woman who is dragged into an unhappy arranged marriage and experiences chaotic events.

The film had its world premiere at the [[2024 Cannes Film Festival]] during its [[Directors' Fortnight]] section on 19 May 2024. It was nominated at the [[78th British Academy Film Awards|78th BAFTA Awards]] for [[BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer|Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer]].<ref>{{cite news |title=BAFTA Awards 2025: Sandhya Suri's Santosh, Karan Kandhari's Sister Midnight nominated alongside Dev Patel's Monkey Man |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/bafta-awards-2025-sandhya-suris-santosh-karan-kandharis-sister-midnight-nominated-alongside-dev-patels-monkey-man-101736944249581.html |access-date=15 January 2025 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Films by Indian-origin filmmakers earn top nods at BAFTA Awards 2025|url=https://asianews.network/films-by-indian-origin-filmmakers-earn-top-nods-at-bafta-awards-2025/|access-date=17 January 2025 |work=[[Asia News Network]]}}</ref> The film was released theatrically in India on 30 May 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-30 |title=Radhika Apte embraces risk with Sister Midnight, hopes film releases uncut in India |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/radhika-apte-sister-midnight-film-release-uncut-india-2733296-2025-05-30 |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

==Premise==
A woman is transformed into a disturbing and ruthless figure after entering an arranged marriage.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ide |first=Wendy |date=2025-03-16 |title=Sister Midnight review – deliciously macabre Mumbai marriage-gone-wrong black comedy. |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/16/sister-midnight-review-karan-kandhari-radhika-apte-marriage-gone-wrong-mumbai-black-comedy |access-date=2025-03-21 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=2025-03-12 |title=Sister Midnight review – Mumbai-set comic horror finds the terror in arranged marriage |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/12/sister-midnight-review-mumbai-set-comic-horror-finds-the-terror-in-arranged-marriage |access-date=2025-03-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Radhika Apte]] as Uma
*[[Ashok Pathak]] as Gopal
*[[Chhaya Kadam]] as Sheetal
*[[Smita Tambe]] as Reshma
*Subhash Chandra as Sher Singh

==Production==
In 2022, the project received a £1.03 million production grant from the [[British Film Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/the-bfis-10-biggest-production-awards-of-2022/5177704.article|title=The BFI's 10 biggest production awards of 2022|work=[[Screen Daily]]|date=28 December 2022|accessdate=14 December 2024|first=Mona|last=Tabbara|archive-date=26 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526044632/https://www.screendaily.com/features/the-bfis-10-biggest-production-awards-of-2022/5177704.article|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was shot on [[Kodak]] and [[Panavision]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afcinema.com/Sverre-Sordal-FNF-talks-about-the-shooting-of-Sister-Midnight-by-Karan-Kandhari.html?lang=en|title=Sverre Sørdal, FNF, talks about the shooting of "Sister Midnight", by Karan Kandhari|work=[[French Society of Cinematographers]]|date=22 May 2024|accessdate=14 December 2024}}</ref>

===Filming===
Filming took place almost entirely on location in Mumbai between February and April 2023, including slum exteriors, a purpose-built wooden shack for interior scenes, and real public spaces such as train stations and [[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine Drive]]. A brief sequence featuring a samurai warrior was shot in [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web
|title=Sister Midnight: A Contemporary Indian Fable Shot on Kodak 16mm
|url=https://www.kodak.com/en/motion/blog-post/sister-midnight/
|website=Kodak
|date=11 June 2024
|access-date=22 July 2025
}}</ref>

==Release==
''Sister Midnight'' had its world premiere at the [[2024 Cannes Film Festival]], during the [[Directors' Fortnight]] section, on 19 May 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cannes-directors-fortnight-2024-lineup-1235865723/|title=Cannes Directors' Fortnight Lineup Unveiled|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=16 April 2024|accessdate=14 December 2024|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|archive-date=16 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716200650/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cannes-directors-fortnight-2024-lineup-1235865723/|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to, sales company Protagonist Pictures boarded the film's worldwide sales.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/protagonist-pictures-boards-cannes-directors-fortnight-title-sister-midnight-unveils-first-look-exclusive/5192612.article|title=Protagonist Pictures boards Cannes Directors' Fortnight title 'Sister Midnight'; unveils first look (exclusive)|work=Screen Daily|date=22 April 2024|accessdate=14 December 2024|first=Mona|last=Tabbara|archive-date=11 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211164234/https://www.screendaily.com/news/protagonist-pictures-boards-cannes-directors-fortnight-title-sister-midnight-unveils-first-look-exclusive/5192612.article|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2024, [[Altitude Film Distribution]] secured the film's distribution rights in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/uks-altitude-adds-emmanuelle-sister-midnight-im-still-here-to-ramped-up-distribution-slate-exclusive/5195564.article|title=UK's Altitude adds 'Emmanuelle', 'Sister Midnight', 'I'm Still Here' to ramped-up distribution slate (exclusive)|work=Screen Daily|date=18 July 2024|accessdate=14 December 2024|first=Mona|last=Tabbara}}</ref> In October 2024, [[Magnet Releasing]] acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/sister-midnight-movie-acquired-magnet-releasing-2025-1236148415/|title=Magnet Releasing Takes U.S. Rights To Karan Kandhari's Cannes Directors' Fortnight Selection 'Sister Midnight'|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=24 October 2024|accessdate=14 December 2024|first=Matt|last=Grobar}}</ref> The film was released theatrically in India on 30 May 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-30 |title=Radhika Apte embraces risk with Sister Midnight, hopes film releases uncut in India |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/radhika-apte-sister-midnight-film-release-uncut-india-2733296-2025-05-30 |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|98|7.5|80|consensus=Mocking the pressures of matrimony with a sly wink, ''Sister Midnight'' is a thrilling genre-bender that's impossible to predict.|ref=yes|access-date=21 May 2025}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sister Midnight |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sister_midnight |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> {{Metacritic film prose|1=75|2=19}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/sister-midnight|title=Sister Midnight|website=Metacritic|accessdate=24 September 2025}}</ref> The film has been noted for its unique narrative and striking visual style, marking a significant contribution to Hindi-language independent cinema.

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Date of ceremony
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipient(s)
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[Cannes Film Festival]]
| [[2024 Cannes Film Festival|25 May 2024]]
| [[Caméra d'Or]]
| rowspan="4"|[[Karan Kandhari]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cinemadedemain.festival-cannes.com/en/2024/the-2024-camera-dor-who-are-the-contenders/|title=The 2024 Caméra d'or: who are the contenders?|work=Cinéma de Demain|date=8 May 2024|accessdate=14 December 2024|archive-date=7 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007094010/https://cinemadedemain.festival-cannes.com/en/2024/the-2024-camera-dor-who-are-the-contenders/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Fantastic Fest]]
| [[Fantastic Fest#2024|24 September 2024]]
| Next Wave – Best Feature
| {{won}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/fantastic-fest-2024-winners-list-bring-them-down-sister-midnight/|title=Barry Keoghan's 'Bring Them Down' Wins Best Picture, Main Competition at Fantastic Fest {{!}} Exclusive|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=24 September 2024|accessdate=14 December 2024|first=Drew|last=Taylor}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Hawaii International Film Festival]]
| 12 October 2024
| [[NETPAC Award]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.honolulumagazine.com/hawaii-international-film-festival-2024-awards/|title=Local Filmmakers Win Big as HIFF44's Awards Are Announced|work=[[Honolulu (magazine)|Honolulu]]|date=17 October 2024|accessdate=14 December 2024|first=Katrina|last=Valcourt}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Zurich Film Festival]]
| 13 October 2024
| Golden Eye Award
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/zurich-film-festival-2024-winners-list-1236114381/|title=Zurich Film Festival 2024 Winners — Full List|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=12 October 2024|accessdate=14 December 2024|first=Glenn|last=Garner}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="4"|[[British Independent Film Awards]]
| rowspan="4"|[[British Independent Film Awards 2024|8 December 2024]]
| Best Lead Performance
| [[Radhika Apte]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/bifa-unveils-2024-nominations/5198855.article|title='Kneecap', 'Love Lies Bleeding', 'The Outrun' lead Bifa 2024 nominations|work=Screen Daily|date=5 November 2024|first=Ben|last=Dalton|accessdate=14 December 2024|archive-date=4 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204060700/https://www.screendaily.com/news/bifa-unveils-2024-nominations/5198855.article|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| Best Music Supervision
| Kle Savidge
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[British Independent Film Award – The Douglas Hickox Award|Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)]]
|rowspan="3"| Karan Kandhari
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[British Independent Film Award for Best Debut Screenwriter|Best Debut Screenwriter]]
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" |[[British Academy Film Awards]]
|[[78th British Academy Film Awards|16 February 2025]]
|[[BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer|Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer]]
|{{nom}}
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite news |title=BAFTA 2025: All We Imagine As Light Nominated For Best Foreign Film; Indian Films Monkey Man, Santosh, Sister Midnight Lead Nominations|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bafta-2025-all-we-imagine-as-light-nominated-for-best-foreign-film-indian-films-monkey-man-santosh-sister-midnight-lead-nominations|access-date=15 January 2025|work=[[Free Press Journal]]|date=15 January 2025|first=Shefali|last=Fernandes}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|tt32060445}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|m/sister_midnight|Sister Midnight}}

[[Category:2024 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2024 English-language films]]
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Films about marriage]]
[[Category:British Film Institute films]]
[[Category:Film4 Productions films]]
[[Category:2024 comedy horror films]]
[[Category:2024 films]]
[[Category:2024 black comedy films]]
[[Category:British comedy horror films]]
[[Category:Swedish comedy horror films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy horror films]]
[[Category:British black comedy films]]
[[Category:Swedish black comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian black comedy films]]
[[Category:Films distributed by PVR Inox Pictures]]

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