The shortlist of 15 films vying for an Oscar nomination for Best International Film holds few surprises.
Firstly, there are a number of overlaps with films also on the documentary shortlist: the Ukrainian one 20 days in Mariupol and that of Tunisia Four daughters. At the same time it belongs to Morocco The mother of all liesIt is also suitable for documentaries and was only shortlisted in the International film category.
This is Ukraine’s first inclusion in a shortlist for international films. As for a narrative film, the same goes for Armenia with Michael A. Goorjian’s Americans.
Bhutan, here with The monk and the weapon, is an arrival. After the country’s initial progress in 2021 with Lunana: A yak in the classroomDirector Pawo Choyning Dorji is involved again.
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Iceland is a surprise here Godland, which opened at Cannes in 2022 and is produced locally by Janus. Hlynur Palmason’s film “finds that elusive balance between pace and pitch,” Deadline’s review said at the time.
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We’re a little surprised we don’t see it from Bulgaria Blaga’s lessons included, but the rest of the field was essentially expected.
Here is the full Oscar shortlist for international films:
Armenia, Americans
Bhutan, The monk and the weapon
denmark, The Promised Land
Finland, Leaves that have fallen
France, The taste of things
Germany, Staff room
Iceland, Godland
Italy, Io Captain
japan, Perfect days
mexico, totem
morocco, The mother of all lies
spain, Association of snow
tunisia, Four daughters
ukraine, 20 days in Mariupol
great britain, The zone of interest
Source: Deadline
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