Monkey Man is inspired by the legend of Hanuman, a symbol that symbolizes strength and courage. In this film Dev Patel plays the character of Kid. This film is also actor Dev Patel’s first film as a director.
The film premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 11, 2024. After its screening, the movie gained a lot of attention on social media as it received a standing ovation from the audience.
Dev Patel, apart from directing, also acted in the movie Monkey Man along with some famous Bollywood actors like Sobhita Dhulipala, Sikandar Kher, and others.
The movie will feature many thrilling and impressive scenes of action and violence, including spectacular fight and chase scenes.
What is the story of Dev Patel’s first movie? Check out the synopsis and schedule below!
1. Monkey Man Movie Synopsis
It tells the story of Kid, an unidentified young man who lives a simple life in an illegal fight club. Whenever Kid fights at the club, he always wears a gorilla mask.
In order to make money, he was willing to take hard punches from more popular fighters. However, after years of holding back his anger, Kid found a way to break into the city’s evil elite.
As his childhood trauma reached a peak, in an unexpected way he planned a very intense act of revenge to settle things with the people who had taken everything away from him.
In addition, Kid also had the intention to take revenge on the corrupt leaders who had killed his mother. He is looking for those leaders who have exploited the poor.
Did Kid succeed in pulling off the stunt?
Apart from presenting an interesting synopsis, there are also some famous names apart from Dev Patel who are cast in the movie “Monkey Man” (2024).
Here is the cast list of the movie:
- Dev Patel as Kid
- Sharito Copley
- Pitobash
- Vipin Sharma
- Sikandar Kher
- Sobhita Dhulipala
- Ashwini Kalsekar
- Adithi Kalkunte
- Makarand Deshpande
2. Airing Schedule
The Universal Pictures production is scheduled to be released in US theaters on April 5, 2024.
Fortunately, this Dev Patel-directed movie will also be shown in Indonesia. This is good news, especially for movie fans in Batam, where the movie was shot.
