Released at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013 before its general release, Anurag Kashyap’s is less of a traditional mystery and more of a brutal autopsy of the human ego. While many thrillers focus on the "who" and the "how," Ugly is obsessed with the "why"—specifically, why the people tasked with saving a child are too consumed by their own petty grievances to actually do it. The Plot: A Disappearance Rooted in Neglect
: Every character is "flawed and morally corrupt to the core". From the girl's divorced parents to her stepfather (a high-ranking cop), everyone seems more focused on their personal vendettas and egos than actually finding her. ugly 2013 movie
is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller written and directed by Anurag Kashyap Released at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013