Best of List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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- DirectorClaude BarrasStarsGaspard SchlatterSixtine MuratPaulin JaccoudAfter losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.░░░░║► SWITZERLAND ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: French
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 44th submission from Switzerland
◾ 1st submission for Claude Barras
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
[white]./white] - DirectorLorenzo VigasStarsAlfredo CastroLuis SilvaJericó MontillaArmando, a 50 year man, seeks young men in Caracas and pays them just for company. One day he meets Elder, a 17 years boy that is the leader of a criminal gang, and that meeting changes their lives forever.░░░░║► VENEZUELA ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spain
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 26th submission from Venezuela
◾ 1st submission for Lorenzo Vigas
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
[white]./white] - DirectorCristi PuiuStarsMara Elena AndreiMirela ApostuEugenia BosânceanuCenters around a family gathering on the anniversary of a patriarch's recent death.░░░░║► ROMANIA ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Romanian
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 32nd submission from Romania
◾ 2nd submission for Cristi Puiu
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
⚫ 2005/78th: The Death of Mr. Lazarescu [ROMANIA]
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[white]./white] - DirectorPavel GiroudStarsCamila ArtecheArmando Miguel GómezBroselianda HernándezA disgraced boxer gradually forms an unlikely friendship with an HIV positive patient he is tasked with monitoring at a military-run sanitarium in 1980s Cuba.░░░░║► CUBA ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 19th submission from Cuba
◾ 2nd submission for Pavel Giroud
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
⚫ 2007/80th: The Silly Age [CUBA]
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[white]./white] - DirectorMartin ButlerBentley DeanStarsMungau DainMarie WawaMarceline RofitSet on a remote Pacific island, covered in rain forest and dominated by an active volcano, this heartfelt story, enacted by the Yakel tribe, tells of a sister's loyalty, a forbidden love affair and the pact between the old ways and the new.░░░░║► AUSTRALIA ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Nauvhal
╚▷ Continent: Oceania
◾ 10th submission from Australia
◾ 1st submission for Martin Butler and Bentley Dean
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Other submitted Films by this Directors: none
[white]./white] - DirectorMaren AdeStarsSandra HüllerPeter SimonischekMichael WittenbornA practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach.░░░░║► GERMANY ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: German, Romanian
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 60th submission from Germany
◾ 1st submission for Maren Ade
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
[white]./white] - DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLee Byung-hunSong Kang-hoGong YooKorean resistance fighters smuggle explosives to destroy facilities controlled by Japanese forces in this period action thriller.░░░░║► SOUTH KOREA ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Korean
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 28th submission from South Korea
◾ 1st submission for Kim Jee-woon
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
[white]./white] - DirectorMohamed DiabStarsNilli KarimHany AdelMuhammad El-SebaiSet entirely in an 8m police truck, a number of detainees from different political and social backgrounds are brought together by fate, during the turmoil that followed the ousting of former president Morsi from power.░░░░║► EGYPT ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Arabic
╚▷ Continent: Africa
◾ 31st submission from Egypt
◾ 1st submission for Mohamed Diab
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
[white]./white] - DirectorAttila TillStarsZoltán FenyvesiSzabolcs ThuróczyÁdám FeketeTwo disabled teenagers looking for meaning in their lives, team up with a wheelchair hit-man.░░░░║► HUNGARY ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Hungarian
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 52nd submission from Hungary
◾ 1st submission for Attila Till
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
[white]./white] - DirectorHannes HolmStarsRolf LassgårdBahar ParsFilip BergOve, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.░░░░║► SWEDEN ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Swedish
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 55th submission from Sweden
◾ 1st submission for Hannes Holm
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
[white]./white] - DirectorRobin ProntStarsKevin JanssensJeroen PercevalVeerle BaetensA brutal home-jacking by two brothers goes hopelessly wrong, and one of them goes to prison. Four years later, his brother tries to help him get his life back on track.░░░░║► BELGIUM ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Dutch (regionally called Flemish), French
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 41st submission from Belgium
◾ 1st submission for Robin Pront
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
[white]./white] - DirectorJuho KuosmanenStarsJarkko LahtiOona AirolaEero MilonoffThe true story of Olli Mäki, the famous Finnish boxer who had a shot at the 1962 World Featherweight title.░░░░║► FINLAND ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Finnish
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 30th submission from Finland
◾ 1st submission for Juho Kuosmanen
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
[white]./white] - DirectorMaria SchraderStarsBarbara SukowaTómas LemarquisAenne SchwarzBefore Dawn charts the years of exile in the life of famous Jewish Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, his inner struggle for the "right attitude" toward the events in war torn Europe, and his search for a new home.░░░░║► AUSTRIA ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: German, Spanish, Portuguese
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 40th submission from Austria
◾ 1st submission for Maria Schrader
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
[white]./white] - DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsEmma SuárezAdriana UgarteDaniel GraoAfter a casual encounter, a brokenhearted woman decides to confront her life and the most important events involving her estranged daughter.░░░░║► SPAIN ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 59th submission from Spain
◾ 6th submission for Pedro Almodóvar
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
⚫ 1988/61st: Women on the Verge of a Nervous... [SPAIN]
⚫ 1991/64th: High Heels [SPAIN]
⚫ 1995/68th: The Flower of My Secret [SPAIN]
⚫ 1999/72nd: All About My Mother [SPAIN]
⚫ 2006/79th: Volver [SPAIN]
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[white]./white] - DirectorErik PoppeStarsJesper ChristensenAnders BaasmoKarl MarkovicsApril 1940. Norway has been invaded by Germany and the royal family and government have fled into the interior. The German envoy to Norway tries to negotiate a peace. Ultimately, the decision on Norway's future will rest with the king.░░░░║► NORWAY ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Norwegian, German, Danish
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 38th submission from Norway
◾ 2nd submission for Erik Poppe
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
⚫ 2004/77th: Hawaii, Oslo [NORWAY]
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[white]./white] - DirectorLotfi BouchouchiStarsNadia KaciLaurent MaurelLayla MetssitaneSet during the Algerian War of Independence. In the film, the French army surrounds a southern Algerian village where they believe an enemy is being hidden and force the inhabitants to either confront the issue or die of thirst.░░░░║► ALGERIA ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Arabic, French
╚▷ Continent: Africa
◾ 18th submission from Algeria
◾ 1st submission for Lotfi Bouchouchi
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
[white]./white] - DirectorDavid SchurmannStarsFionnula FlanaganErroll ShandMaria FlorBased on true events Little Secret is a film with three interlocked stories all connected by a single secret that converge to reveal the tragic yet beautiful lives of three families and how hope, dreams and destiny can unite people from very different parts of the world. Adopted at childhood by a loving family after facing the loss of her parents, Kat led a life full of adventures. Now in her teenage years she is trying to fit into a "normal" life, as the world shows her how cruel living can be. After discovering a secret which threatens her life, she wonders if her dreams are still possible. Heloisa is a dedicated mother who has been entrusted with the secret and will do everything to keep her family together; however, she knows that the future is unpredictable. Jeanne, a beautiful young Amazonian native, falls in love with Robert, a New Zealander, with whom he discovers that her possibilities are infinite, however she forgets that destiny has plans of its own. Barbara, an older English woman, who became cold and lonely, is capable of doing anything to get what she wants. When the past knocks on her door, she sets out on a journey to rediscover love. Stories that cross borders and show that in this world people are pulled apart by destiny, racism and tragedy, but can be pulled together by friendship, tolerance and love. An inspiring film that will challenge the way you look at life.░░░░║► BRAZIL ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Portuguese
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 44th submission from Brazil
◾ 1st submission for David Schürmann
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
[white]./white] - DirectorIvaylo HristovStarsElena TelbisDeyan DonkovOvanes TorosianElena, Koko, Patso and Gosho are high school students in a small provincial town. Koko is in love with Elena. The girl wants to be a singer. She is really excited about the visiting concert of a famous rock band. The event shakes up the whole town giving birth to new love affairs, disappointments and complicated relationships.░░░░║► BULGARIA ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Bulgarian
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 27th submission from Bulgaria
◾ 1st submission for Ivaylo Hristov
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
[white]./white] - DirectorPablo LarraínStarsGael García BernalLuis GneccoMercedes MoránAn inspector hunts down Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who becomes a fugitive in his home country in the late 1940s for joining the Communist Party.░░░░║► CHILE ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 21st submission from Chile
◾ 4th submission for Pablo Larraín
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
⚫ 2008/81st: Tony Manero [CHILE]
⚫ 2012/85th: No [CHILE]
⚫ 2015/88th: The Club [CHILE]
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[white]./white] - DirectorJonás CuarónStarsGael García BernalJeffrey Dean MorganAlondra HidalgoA group of people trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United States encounter a racist man who has taken border patrol duties into his own hands.░░░░║► MEXIKCO ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 49th submission from Mexico
◾ 1st submission for Jonás Cuarón
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
[white]./white] - DirectorAthina Rachel TsangariStarsVangelis MourikisNikos OrfanosYorgos PirpassopoulosA fishing trip in the Aegean Sea among a sextet of friends becomes the perfect setting for a relentless contest of male dominance. Everything can spark a fierce competition; but, only one can wear the precious chevalier. Who will it be?░░░░║► GREECE ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Greek
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 37th submission from Cuba
◾ 2nd submission for Athina Rachel Tsangari
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
⚫ 2011/84th: Attenberg [GREECE]
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[white]./white] - DirectorVictor VuStarsThinh VinhKhang TrongLam Thanh MySet in the countryside village of Vietnam, Yellow Flowers on the Green grass is a touching tale of innocent love, friendships and brotherhood.░░░░║► VIETNAM ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Vietnamese
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 12th submission from Vietnam
◾ 1st submission for Victor Vu
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
[white]./white] - DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsShahab HosseiniTaraneh AlidoostiMaral BaniadamWhile Ranaa and Emad, a married couple, are participating in a production of "Death of a Salesman," she is assaulted in their new home, which leaves him determined to find the perpetrator over his wife's traumatized objections.░░░░║► IRAN ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Persian
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 22nd submission from Iran
◾ 4th submission for Asghar Farhadi
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
⚫ 2009/82nd: About Elly [IRAN]
⚫ 2011/84th: A Separation [IRAN]
⚫ 2013/86th: The Past [IRAN]
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[white]./white] - DirectorMartin ZandvlietStarsRoland MøllerLouis HofmannJoel BasmanIn post-World War II Denmark, a group of young German POWs are forced to clear a beach of thousands of land mines under the watch of a Danish Sergeant who slowly learns to appreciate their plight.░░░░║► DENMARK ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Danish, German
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 54th submission from Denmark
◾ 1st submission for Martin Zandvliet
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
[white]./white] - DirectorAndrey KonchalovskiyStarsJakob DiehlPeter KurthYuliya KhlyninaFollows three people whose paths cross during a terrible time of war: Olga, a Russian aristocratic emigrant and member of the French Resistance; Jules, a French collaborator; and Helmut, a high-ranking German SS officer.░░░░║► RUSSIA ◄║░░░░
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Russian, German, French, Yiddish
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 24th submission from Russia
◾ 2nd submission for Andrei Konchalovsky
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
⚫ 2002/75th: House of Fools [RUSSIA]
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