90th Academy Awards – submissions for Best Foreign Language Film

[Jake]

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1 Afghanistan: “A Letter to the President” by Roya Sadat
2 Albania: “Daybreak” by Gentian Koci
3 Algeria: “Road to Istanbul” by Rachid Bouchareb
4 Argentina: “Zama” by Lucrecia Martel
5 Armenia: “Yeva” by Anahit Abad
6 Australia: “The Space Between” by Ruth Borgobello
7 Austria: “Happy End” by Michael Haneke
8 Azerbaijan: “Pomegranate Orchard” by Ilgar Najaf
9 Bangladesh: “Khacha” by Akram Khan
10 Belgium: “Racer and the Jailbird” by Michael R. Roskam
11 Bolivia: “Dark Skull” by Kiro Russo
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina: “Men Don’t Cry” by Alena Drljevica
13 Brazil: “Bingo: The King of the Mornings” by Daniel Rezende
14 Bulgaria: “Glory” by K. Grozeva and P. Valchanov
15 Cambodia: “First They Killed My Father” by Angelina Jolie
16 Canada: “Hochelaga, Land of Souls” by Francois Girard
17 Chile: “A Fantastic Woman” by Sebastian Lelio shortlisted
18 China: “Wolf Warrior 2” by Wu Jing
19 Colombia: “Guilty Men” by Ivan Gaona
20 Costa Rica: “The Sound of Things” by Ariel Escalante
21 Croatia: “Quit Staring at My Plate” by Hana Jusić
22 Czech Republic: “Ice Mother” by Bohdan Slama
23 Denmark: “You Disappear” by Peter Schonau Fog
24 Dominican Republic: “Woodpeckers” by Jose Maria Cabral
25 Ecuador: “Alba” by Ana Cristina Barragan
26 Egypt: “Sheikh Jackson” by Amr Salama
27 Estonia: “November” by Rainer Sarnet
28 Finland: “Tom of Finland” by Dome Karukoski
29 France: “120 Beats per Minute” by Robin Campillo
30 Georgia: “Scary Mother” by Ana Urushadze
31 Germany: “In the Fade” by Fatih Akin shortlisted
32 Greece: “Amerika Square” by Yannis Sakardis
33 Haiti: “Ayiti Mon Amour” by Guetty Felin
34 Honduras: “Morazan” by Hispano Durón
35 Hong Kong: “Mad World” by Wong Chun
36 Hungary: “On Body and Soul” by Ildikó Enyedi shortlisted
37 Iceland: “Under the Tree” by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurosson
38 India: “Newton” by Amit V Masurkar
39 Indonesia: “Leftovers” by Wicaksono Wisnu Legowo
40 Iran: “Breath” by Narges Abyar
41 Iraq: “The Dark Wind” by Hussein Hassan
42 Ireland: “Song of Granite” by Pat Collins
43 Israel: “Foxtrot” by Samuel Maoz shortlisted
44 Italy: “A Ciambra” by Jonas Carpignano
45 Japan: “Her Love Boils Bathwater” by Ryota Nakano
46 Kazakhstan: “Road to Mother” by Akan Satayev
47 Kenya: “Kati Kati” by Mbithi Masya
48 Kosovo: “Unwanted” by Edon Rizvanolli
49 Kyrgyzstan: “Centaur” by Aktan Abdykalykov
50 Laos: “Dearest Sister” by Matti Do
51 Latvia: “The Chronicles of Melanie” by Viestur Kairish
52 Lebanon: “The Insult” by Ziad Doueiri shortlisted
53 Lithuania: “Frost” by Sarunas Bartas
54 Luxembourg: “Barrage” by Laura Schroeder
55 Mexico: “Tempestad” by Tatiana Huezo
56 Mongolia: “The Children of Genghis” by Zolbayar Dorj
57 Morocco: “Razzia” by Nabil Ayouch
58 Mozambique: “The Train of Salt and Sugar” by Licinio Azevedo
59 Nepal: “White Sun” by Deepak Rauniyar
60 Netherlands: “Layla M.” by Mijke de Jong
61 New Zealand: “One Thousand Ropes” by Tusi Tamasese
62 Norway: “Thelma” by Joachim Trier
63 Pakistan: “Saawan” by Farhan Alam
64 Palestine: “Wajib” by Annemarie Jacir
65 Panama: “Beyond Brotherhood” by Arianne Benedetti
66 Paraguay: “Los Buscadores” by J. C. Maneglia and T. Schembori
67 Peru: “Rosa Chumbe” by Jonatan Relayze
68 Philippines: “Birdshot” by Mikhail Red
69 Poland: “Spoor” by Agnieszka Holland
70 Portugal: “Saint George” by Marco Martins
71 Romania: “The Fixer” by Adrian Sitaru
72 Russia: “Loveless” by Andrey Zvyagintsev shortlisted
73 Senegal: “Felicite” by Alain Gomis shortlisted
74 Serbia: “Requiem for Mrs. J” by Bojan Vuletić
75 Singapore: “Pop Aye” by Kirsten Tan
76 Slovakia: “The Line” by Peter Bebjak
77 Slovenia: “The Miner” by Hanna Antonina Wójcik Slak
78 South Africa: “The Wound” by John Trengove shortlisted
79 South Korea: “A Taxi Driver” by Jang Hoon
80 Spain: “Summer 1993” by Carla Simon
81 Sweden: “The Square” by Ruben Ostlund shortlisted
82 Switzerland: “The Divine Order” by Petra Biondina Volpe
83 Syria: “Little Gandhi” by Sam Kadi
84 Taiwan: “Small Talk” by Huang Hui-chen
85 Thailand: “By the Time It Gets Dark” by Anocha Suwichakornpong
86 Tunisia: “The Last of Us” by Ala Eddine Slim
87 Turkey: “Ayla: The Daughter of War” by Can Ulkay
88 Ukraine: “Black Level” by Valentyn Vasyanovych
89 United Kingdom: “My Pure Land” (in Urdu) by Sarmad Masud
90 Uruguay: “Another Story of the World” by Guillermo Casanova
91 Venezuela: “El Inca” by Ignacio Castillo Cottin
92 Vietnam: “Father and Son” by Luong Dinh Dung

Deadline: October 2nd, 2017. List completed!

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[Jake Joined: Jul 2nd, 2011 Topics: 73 Posts: 3047 View Predictions]

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Azerbaijan: “Pomegranate Orchard” by Ilgar Najaf
Bosnia and Herzegovina: “Men Don’t Cry” by Alena Drljevica

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[Awardsfan1990 Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 237 Posts: 8847 View Predictions]

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Nepal has selected White Sun as their entry. http://deadline.com/2017/08/white-sun-nepal-foreign-language-oscar-entry-1202152833/

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[Marco11 Joined: Nov 29th, 2014 Topics: 25 Posts: 6613 View Predictions]

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I’ve managed to watch Men Don’t Cry and I didn’t love it. I don’t think it has a chance, in any case.

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[Awardsfan1990 Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 237 Posts: 8847 View Predictions]

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Sweden has selected The Square as their entry. The film won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. http://variety.com/2017/film/global/ruben-ostlunds-palme-dor-winning-the-square-set-to-represent-sweden-in-foreign-language-oscar-race-1202537057/

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[Rinolo Twenty-two Joined: Jan 27th, 2013 Topics: 50 Posts: 1247 View Predictions]

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I read somewhere that “The Square” had a lot of english language dialogue, making it ineligible for this category.

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[GusCruz Joined: Feb 26th, 2012 Topics: 54 Posts: 13347 View Predictions]

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rinolotwenty-two wrote:

I read somewhere that “The Square” had a lot of english language dialogue, making it ineligible for this category.

Nope. Friends of mine who have seen it said only a small section is in English

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Germany has selected In The Fade as their entry. Diane Kruger won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. http://variety.com/2017/film/news/fatih-akins-in-the-fade-selected-german-oscar-entry-1202537835/

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rinolotwenty-two wrote:

Germany has selected In The Fade as their entry. Diane Kruger won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. http://variety.com/2017/film/news/fatih-akins-in-the-fade-selected-german-oscar-entry-1202537835/

This sounds like one of those films that gets shortlisted and then misses out

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[sofan Joined: Oct 1st, 2016 Topics: 2 Posts: 2490 View Predictions]

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rinolotwenty-two wrote:

Germany has selected In The Fade as their entry. Diane Kruger won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. http://variety.com/2017/film/news/fatih-akins-in-the-fade-selected-german-oscar-entry-1202537835/

I hope this becomes a sort of Elle and gets Kruger nominated. I don’t think it is possible but oh well.

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[Jake Joined: Jul 2nd, 2011 Topics: 73 Posts: 3047 View Predictions]

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Good selections from Sweden and Germany recognizing their Cannes successes.

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[Rinolo Twenty-two Joined: Jan 27th, 2013 Topics: 50 Posts: 1247 View Predictions]

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Belgium has selected Racer and the Jailbird as their entry. It will be screened out of competition at the Venice Film Festival this year. http://variety.com/2017/film/global/michael-r-roskams-racer-and-the-jailbird-to-vie-for-foreign-language-oscar-nomination-1202538931/

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[Jake Joined: Jul 2nd, 2011 Topics: 73 Posts: 3047 View Predictions]

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^^Third film with Matthias Schoenaerts in competition, previous 2 got nominations in the past (“Daens” and “Bullhead”, the latter also directed by Michael R. Roskam). Adele Exarchopoulos of “Blue Is the Warmest Color” co-stars.

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Ukraine has selected Black Level as their entry. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-ukraine-selects-black-level-foreign-language-category-1033573

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Ukraine, Venezuela, Thailand and Palestine added.

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