Saint Omer is one of 15 films selected in the race for the Oscar for best foreign film

It’s a historical event in the history of feminist and decolonial representations in cinema. Saint-Omerdirector Alice Diop’s stunning feature film is officially one of 15 best international feature films chosen by the Academy of the Oscars.

Saint-Omer on the road to the Oscars

From this Wednesday, December 21, St. Omer is part of the very short list of 15 movies chosen from 92 international feature films.

Therefore, only one step will be missing, which Alice Diop’s film perhaps aspires to the Oscar for the best foreign film. January 24, 2023the Academy of the Oscars will have to select, in this list of 15 films, the 5 nomineesof which only one will emerge victorious during the prestigious American ceremony, which will be held March 12.

At present, the list of 14 contestants of Saint-Omer particular account the beautiful Belgian film To close, Decision to leave of Korean Park Chan-Wook or even joyland, which thus becomes the first film Pakistani selected in this category.

Alice Diop already awarded in Venice

Saint-Omer perhaps he will have occasion to add to his beautiful list, which he already contains, the famous golden statuette the first prize of the jury (Silver Lion) e first film award (Lion of the future), won during the Venice Film Festival last September.

Hopefully this appointment it will make you want to go and see it, if it hasn’t already been done. In theaters from November 23rdAlice Diop’s film is about, among other things motherhood and exiletaking as a starting point the enigmatic figure of Fabienne Kabou, an infanticide woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter. Far from demonstrating a fascination for monstrosity, Alice Diop’s film exhibits a rare complexity and richness and proves, in our view, one of the best films of the decade.

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