Monkey Man, Dev Patel On Culture

Strength. Courage. Kindness. Experience Dev Patels ode to his ancestry. ,MonkeyManMovie only in theaters Friday. Oscar nominee Dev Patel (Lion, Slumdog Millionaire) achieves an astonishing, tourdeforce feature directing debut with an action thriller about one mans quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless. 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 citys 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. Packed w