Films like Ratsasan were criticized for using violence against women as a plot engine. Proponents argue that the genre is a mirror—showing the violence that exists in society, not celebrating it.
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: Reviewers on Letterboxd highlight it as a "masterful exploration of atonement, empathy, and guilt". Films like Ratsasan were criticized for using violence