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88th Oscars. Oscar Contenders of 2015 - For prediction, discussion, entertainment purposes only
PART TWO - France through Morocco
29 Official Submissions
Updated November 29th
HQ - Predictions & Trivia
PT 1 Afghanistan to Finland - 24 Official Submissions Thus Far
PT 3 Nepal to Vietnam - 28 Official Submissions Thus Far
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France 97 minutes This co-production with Turkey is about sisters and is being compared to The Virgin Suicides. It'll be interesting to see if the Academy is okay with this submission since the director and actors and language are all Turkish. Not Selected: UH OH |
Georgia 95 minutes Nominated for their first submission (A Chef in Love, 1996) but not again since. Pulled off a big surprise last year by making the finalist list. Can they do it twice in a row? I believe this film is a family drama with the brothers mixed up in crime but it's hard to find much info on it. |
Germany NOW PLAYING IN US Interview, and Alexander Fehling 124 minutes A lawyer investigates unpunished war crimes a generation after WW II. Scribble this down on your Strong Contenders list! |
Greece NOW PLAYING IN US 134 minutes Greece used to be predictable with automatic submissions based on festival wins but that has changed. Xenia is a colorful wild LGBT film about brothers searching for their father after their mother passes away. Oscar rarely nominates gay films in this category but there's always hoping |
Guatemala 100 minutes This film is about a 17 year old girl who lives near the active volcano and dreams of seeing the city. Our friend Nick absolutely loved it at TIFF. |
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Hong Kong 125 minutes This cycling drama reunites the director and muscle hottie star (Eddie Peng) of the mixed martial arts smash Unbeatable which we previously reviewed Not Selected: |
Hungary SPC 107 minutes A man working the furnace in Auschwitz thinks he sees his own son in the flames. SPC has made it clear that they're really behind this one so expect a ton of campaigning. |
Iceland Cohen Media Group 93 minutes A film about elderly estranged brothers who have to reunite to save their sheep. Not Selected: Sparrows, which played festivals and a film called Virgin Mountain which made the EFA list |
India 116 minutes Zeitgeist Films This drama looks at the Indian legal system through the story of an folk singer. |
Iran 178 minutes Majidi was previously nominated in this category for Children of Heaven. This is the controversial first installment of a planned biopic trilogy since depictions of the prophet are prohibited in some countries. Not Selected: |
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Iraq 93 minutes This is a historical drama about two friends investigatin the genocide of Kurdish people in Iraq back in 1988. It won the Best Film From the Arab World at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival |
Ireland 100 minutes This is a coproduction with and set in Cuba but because the director is Irish, they're claiming it. It involves a young man who wants to become a drag performer and his boxer father who doesnt understand. |
Israel 91 minutes They usually send the Ophir winner and this year's submission about a father and son and turkey farm is no exception. |
Italy 100 minutes This film is about two hard partying friends in 1990's Ostia. Caligari cites Pier Paolo Pasolini as an influence on the film. Not selected: Leopardi, Latin Lover, The Wait, You Can't Save Yourself Alone, Sworn Virgin, and For Your Love. The two most high profile finalists were |
Ivory Coast ??? minutes synopsis
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Japan 113 minutes This is a family comedy about a shut-in daughter who decides to move out of her parent's home Not Selected: |
Jordan 100 minutes Open in NY & LA Nov 6th/13th in this World War I set film a Bedouin boy takes a dangerous journey across the desert with a British officer |
Kazakhstan 105 minutes a young man living off the land in the Steppes goes to live with wolves. This is playing at TIFF |
Kosovo 104 minutes This one is about a 10 year old boy who is abandoned by his father (Babai means father) who is seeking a better life in Germany. It's also on the EFA longlist |
Kyrgyzstan 81 minutes This reportedly visually majestic drama from the actor turned director (whose father is also a filmmaker -- Mirlan previously starred in a few Kyrgyz Oscar submissions) is about a horse herding family who lives in the high mountains |
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Latvia 98 minutes This year they went with a drama about a teenage boy with a gambling problem and a difficult relationship with his mother Not selected: |
Lebanon ??? minutes IMDb suggest that this movie was released in Lebanon in November 2013 which should make it ineligible for submission. We'll see. It's about three generations of women waiting for men in their life who disappeared in the war. (Lebanon has been submitting since 1978)
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Lithunia 88 minutes Lithuania began submitting in 2006 but hasn't made the finalist list yet Despite Oscar AND Lithuania's resistance to gay issues they selected the acclaimed lesbian drama. It's also on the EFA longlist Not selected: |
Luxembourg 90 minutes This is a youth drama, along the lines of thirteen about growing up too fast. Luxembourg began submitting in 1997 but so far no luck |
Macedonia 89 minutes A marital thriller about a Deputy Minister involved in a political scandal and his wife. It takes place in a single night. Macedona was nominated for its very first entry Before the Rain (1994) but no favor since then |
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Malaysia 94 minutes A shadow in a house is mistaken for a ghost in this quaint village comedy. Submitting irregularly since 2004 |
Mexico 85 minutes Submitting since 1957. This year Mexico chose a cartel thriller co-starring Oscar nominee Tim Roth. Not Selected The other finalists were:Four Moons, Echo of the Mountain, Eddie Reynolds y Los Angeles de Acero, Elvira, One for the Road, Gloria, The Thin Yellow Line, La Tirisia, El Tiempo Suspendido, Tiempos Felices, Una Ultima Y Nos Vamos, A Separate Wind, Estrella Solitarias |
Montenegro 155 minutes Multiple stories about survival, forgiveness, and new opportunities. In one a young girl dreams of becoming a football manager. |
Morocco ??? minutes
A Jewish music teacher in Paris with a possibly fatal tumor decides to return to Morocco to reconnect with her roots |
CONTINUE ON TO... Afghanistan to Finland Countries That Did Not Submit This Year: Armenia , Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Bolivia, Egypt, Indonesia, Mauritania, Moldovia Return to |