British actor Dev Patel debuts as a director with the thriller Monkey Man and similar to his previous film Slumdog Millionaire it's set in Mumbai, although this time filmed on a small island in Indonesia. This impressive piece of work must have taken the Oscar nominee countless hours of work to create with being both in front and behind the camera plus writing and producing the project as well. Jordan Peele lent a helping hand to Patel as a co-producer with his Monkeypaw Productions company.
The story has roots in revenge as Patel plays Kid, who is haunted by the past while seeking vengeance surrounding his mother Neela's death. While wearing a gorilla mask, Kid takes out his frustrations by beating opponents in a brutal wrestling ring and hustles on the side in a seedy nightclub.