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92nd Oscars. Oscar Contenders of 2019 (for the 2020 Ceremony) - For prediction, discussion, entertainment purposes
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LAST CHART UPDATE OCT 7th 2019
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Honduras 123 minutes A drama about a troubled harvest and low coffee prices impacting a coffee-producing family |
Hong Kong THE WHITE STORM 2 - DRUG LORDS Hong Kong loves their crime dramas so they've sent another one. Superstar Andy Lau headlines.
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Hungary THOSE WHO REMAINED 83 minutes No US Distribution Yet A post Holocaust drama about a young girl and the healing power of love. |
Iceland A WHITE WHITE DAY Film Movement will distribute in US. 2020 TBA A drama about a widower building a new home for his daughter and grandchild. He then discovers a secret about his late wife. |
India GULLY BOY Now Streaming on Amazon Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt co-star in this musical drama about a young man who becomes a rapper. It was a success in US theaters grossing $5 million in the spring. |
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Indonesia MEMORIES OF MY BODY No US Distribution Yet A drama about a young abandoned boy who joins a dance center where the men perform in drag. The film has been under attack in Indonesia by conservative groups for its "lgbt propaganda" Not Selected: the other two finalists were Ave Maryam, and 27 Steps of May |
Iran FINDING FARIDEH No US Distribution Yet A documentary about an adopted Dutch woman travelling to Iran in search of her birth parents. |
Ireland GAZA A portrait of everyday people in Gaza amidst the rubble |
Israel INCITEMENT No US Distribution Yet A drama from the point of view of the assassin in the year leading up to Yitzhak Rabin's murder. Not Selected: The other Ophir nominees were: Love Trilogy Unchained, Tel Aviv on Fire and Working Woman. |
Italy THE TRAITOR No US Distribution Yet A drama about a mafia informant in 1980s Sicily Not selected: We thought they would have a great shot with Martin Eden, which had just made quite a splash at Venice, but they went with Bellochio instead. This is his third submission and the first was way back in 1967. The other finalists were The Vice of Hope, Piranhas and Romuls & Remus: The First King |
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Japan Opening in the US in early 2020 from GKids Like its predecessor Your Name, this film is about a highschool boy and girl who meet under possibly magic circumstances. Can she control the weather? |
Kazakhstan KAZAKH KANATE - GOLDEN THRONE Set in the fifteenth century it's a sequel to a film called Diamond Sword and about the founding of the Kazakh nation. It's also a tv series in Kazakhstan. |
Kenya SUBIRA No US Distribution Yet A girl dreams of swimming in the ocean but it's against the local customs. |
Kosovo ZANA No US Distribution Yet A woman is pressured to address her infertility problems while haunted by wartime brutality |
Kyrgysztan AURORA No US Distribution Yet Set in the time span of one day in a sanatorium (the title name) that is a metaphor for the country itself |
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Latvia THE MOVER No US Distribution Yet Historical drama about a family trying to save Jews during World War II. |
Lebanon 1982 No US Distribution Yet Drama about a boy in a private school during the 1982 invasion of Lebanon |
Lithuania BRIDGES OF TIME No US Distribution Yet A documentary essay on the cinematic poets of the Baltic New Wave. |
Luxembourg TEL AVIV ON FIRE NOW PLAYING A comedy about a Palestinian man who becomes a writer on a popular soap opera |
Malaysia M FOR MALAYSIA No US Distribution Yet A documentary about the 2018 elections in Malaysia led bt a 92 year old. |
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Mexico Available to Stream on iTunes. Completed US Theatrical run Not Selected: |
Mongolia
The adventure of a boy and his horse in the early 20th century as the Russian revolution spills over into neighboring Mongolia. |
Montenegro No US Distribution Yet A triptych drama about fathers in three different time periods (WW II, Fall of Berlin Wall, Yugoslavia breakdown) making difficult decisions that will change their lives. |
Morocco No US Distribution Yet A drama about a mother and daughter and a pregnant woman who knocks on their bakery door. |
Nepal No US Distribution Yet A young mother with a long-missing husband falls in love with another man in this romantic drama |
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The Netherlands No US Distribution Yet The mesmerizing Carice Van Houten (Black Book, Game of Thrones, Valkyrie) stars in this thriller about a psychologist and a sex offender. This is a directorial debut from the actress Halina Reijn (Zus & Zo, Valkyrie) Not Selected:Here were the other 8 finalists. |
Nigeria NOW DISQUALIFIED SINCE MORE THAN 50% OF THE FILM IS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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North Macedonia NOW PLAYING A documentary on nomadic beekeepers |
Norway No US Distribution Yet This drama is set in two time frames. One involves a grieving widower and his neighbor and the other is the man as a young boy in Nazi-occupied Norway during WW II. Stellan Skarsgård and Tobias Santelmann star. It recently won the Amanda Award for Best Norwegian Film |
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