Our take
When everyone around you is cheating, the temptation to join in is tempting, especially if you’re not confident in your own abilities. 12th Fail is the story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, and it’s a story about how one instance of honesty sets him on a path to become the same honest police officer that helped save his brother’s life. While it does take a fairly standard message, and the pace falters a bit as it goes on, the biopic depicts this from an understanding of how things are unfairly stacked against people like Manoj, but also with an understanding that the country needs more everyday people in their ranks. 12th Fail may be a familiar underdog story, but it’s lovely, well-made, and unironically sincere in its message to be honest, even when the odds are stacked against you.
The story
Based on the true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, 12th Fail sheds limelight on fearlessly embracing the idea of restarting the academic journey despite the setbacks and challenges and reclaiming one's destiny at a place where millions of students attempt the world's toughest competitive exam: UPSC.
Growing up in a bandit-run town, Manoj Kumar Sharma expected to pass his 12th grade exam, until newly transferred DSP Dushyant Singh arrests his school’s principal for schoolwide cheating. Because of this, and Singh’s help in freeing his brother from unjust arrest, Sharma aspires to become a DSP like Singh. Singh challenges him to do so without cheating at all.
The side characters add to the overall test-taking experience that Manoj can’t do by himself, and they’re pretty fleshed out as well. The one I appreciated was Gauri Bhaiya, who may not have passed the UPSC, but who decided to guide others through his tea shop.
For those registered, good luck for your Civil Services Exam!
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Who picked it
Isabella Endrinal is a curator at A Good Movie to Watch. She's now free from the corporate night shift. Previous articles have been published in outlets such as NANG Magazine. She's currently catching up on some classic films… if she isn't coping with the fact that the Haikyu anime will end soon.
Muy buena pelicula, me dieron ganas de llorar de la injusticia que recibio ????
Me encanto!!❤️
Me encanto! La volveria a mirar sin dudas. Para recomendar
Very good