Dev Patel makes his directorial debut with action thriller
Monkey Man. Co-written with Paul Angunawela and John Collee, the film sees Patel play
Kid, an underground boxer who sets out on a bloody path of vengeance when
his mother is killed.
Sharlto Copley, Sobhita Dhulipala, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Ashwini
Kalsekar, Adithi Kalkunte, Sikandar Kher
and Makarand Deshpande also star.
Monkey Man is in US cinemas from April 5th. A UK/ROI
release has yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, 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.
