CNN —“Monkey Man,” Dev Patel’s directorial debut action thriller that he also stars in, wrote and produced, opens with a tale familiar to Hindus around the world.
This mythology is the foundation of “Monkey Man,” which hit theaters on April 5.
In "Monkey Man," Kid plots revenge on the corrupt forces that raided his forest village and killed his mother.
Dev Patel directed, wrote, produced and starred in the action thriller "Monkey Man," which is inspired by the Hindu legend of Hanuman.
“Monkey Man,” then, is a warning about what can happen when people are oppressed and disempowered for too long.
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