The best international films that deserve an Oscar nomination 2023

This January 24, the list of nominees for the next Oscars 2023 will be revealed, where we will get to know some of the productions that will have a second life, or in this case, the opportunity to be discovered for the first time by many people . For this we review the best international films that deserve an Oscar nomination.

Probably one of the most popular for its release on Netflix and of course one of the best international movies of 2022, is “All quiet on the front”. It is a war drama by Edward Berger, starring Felix Kammerer, who brings to life Paul, a 17-year-old boy who joins the Western Front in World War I.

Argentina, 1985

One of Favorite international films for the Oscars 2023 is ‘Argentina, 1985’, a film by Santiago Mitre, with Ricardo Darín together with Juan Pedro Lanzani. This period piece is set in the 1980s, when a group of lawyers are investigating the case of those responsible for implementing the civil-military dictatorship in the country. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

Decision to leave

Not only one of the favorites to win the statuette, but also one of those likely to be considered “best picture” at the 2023 Oscars is ‘Decision to Leave’. This is the latest story from acclaimed director Park Chan-Wook, in which he tells the story of a detective investigating the death of a man in the mountains, while falling in love with the deceased’s wife.

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holy spider

From Denmark comes one of International films that deserve a place at the Oscars 2023 at any cost. This is ‘Holy Spider’, directed by Ali Abbasi, and starring Czar Amir-Ebrahami, Mehdi Bajestaini, among others. The story follows a journalist who travels to the worst neighborhoods of Mashhad to investigate a series of femicides that the government makes no effort to solve.

Bard

Although with many opponents, and also many to whom his idea suited, Alejandro González Iñárritu returned in 2022 to present ‘Bardo’, a controversial Mexican drama film. It’s a comedy in which the director retraces the beginning of his career, in the role of a journalist who came close to the greatest success of his career, but now has to go back to his country and face his past. Available on Netflix.

boy from heaven

‘Boy from heaven’, or also known in Spanish as ‘Conspiracy in Cairo’ is a film directed by Tarik Saleh and produced in Sweden. The story follows Adam, the son of a fisherman who enters a prestigious university in Cairo, the epicenter of a war between different religions and political ideas that predominate in the country.