IMDb's 2024 SXSW Cheat Sheet: Films You Need to Know About From the Fest4 of 14
Monkey Man
Dev Patel makes his directorial debut in this wild action-revenge flick about a fight club brawler on a mission to take down the corrupt leaders responsible for his mother’s death. Originally destined for Netflix, Jordan Peele was so impressed he snagged a deal to release the film theatrically under his Monkeypaw Productions deal with Universal. While some are (respectfully) calling it "John Wick in Mumbai," that may be selling Monkey Man short, as Patel layers the film with social commentary about class struggles, corruption, and more.
Dev Patel makes his directorial debut in this wild action-revenge flick about a fight club brawler on a mission to take down the corrupt leaders responsible for his mother’s death. Originally destined for Netflix, Jordan Peele was so impressed he snagged a deal to release the film theatrically under his Monkeypaw Productions deal with Universal. While some are (respectfully) calling it "John Wick in Mumbai," that may be selling Monkey Man short, as Patel layers the film with social commentary about class struggles, corruption, and more.