The Film Experience

by Nathaniel R

We're now up to 24 Oscar submissions so we're almost a third of our way to seeing the full list. Here are the new announcements since the last post. (You can see the full submission list, with more details and links to trailers and such, on the updated Oscar charts.) Surprisingly none of the three expected frontrunners (Poland's Cold War, Mexico's Roma, and Lebanon's Capernaum) have been officially announced as submissions yet. We have long lists for Brazil, Denmark, The Netherlands, and Israel to date but no official pick. We've usually heard about Mexico's longlist by now as well. Hmmm.

The Waldheim Waltz -Austria
Documentary on a former UN Secretary General's relationship with the Nazis
The Eighth Commisioner -Croatia
A comedy about a politician overseeing an election on a remote island
A Son of Man -Ecuador
Father and son search for inca gold
Euthanizer - Finland
A dark morality tale about a mechanic who puts sick pets out of their misery... it's apparently pro-animal and anti-irresponsible pet owners though it sounds horrifying on surface.
Namme - Georgia
A family drama about the tradition of local healing waters threatened by environmental problems
The Marriage - Kosovo
A gay love triangle in which a woman doesn't know her fiance is in love with his best friend
What Will People Say - Norway
A Pakistani-Norwegian teenager is kidnapped by her parents and taken to Pakistan (where she has never been) to teach her a lesson. This film was released in the US back in July and we missed it. Argh!
Buffalo Boys -Singapore
A 19th century action movie about two brothers avenging their father, a former Sultan
The Interpreter -Slovakia
Two old men journey to meet surviving witnesses of a wartime tragedy