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Friday
Oct152021

International Feature: Indonesia, Malawi, Malta, and Slovakia submit

More entries announced!

INDONESIA
Indonesia will send Kamila Andini's Yuni a drama about a teenage girl who rejects a marriage proposal. But the proposals keep coming and culturally she's supposed to accept...

MALAWI
They have chosen the drama Fatsani - Tale of Survival about an abused young girl who sells bananas on the street. It's in English and Nyanja. This is a debut feature for a young filmmaker named Gift Sukez Sukali who previously worked in location management and producing documentaries.

MALTA
Malta will send a black-market fishing drama Luzzu. It's a feature debut from director Alex Camilleri. Luzzu is currently in US release from Kino Lorber!

SLOVAKIA
Peter Kerekes's 107 Mothers could be a strong contender for a nomination. It's a narrative feature which at times plays like a documentary, set in a maternity ward in a Ukranian prison for violent offenders. The convicts see their babies for just a couple of hours a day. The narrative mostly focuses on one prisoner (and her toddler boy) and one prison guard. Reviewed at Venice

You can see the submission charts (freshly updated) and predictions at TFE and follow along on Letterboxd here if you'd like.

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Reader Comments (7)

I just saw Yuni last night. It is very good. I would imagine it might be a contender for the shortlist (if perhaps a bit too slight for a nomination). Would it be the first Indonesian film to make it that far? It effectively delves into a young Indonesian girl's life by exploring the tension between the pressure to marry (and provide for one's family with a dowry) versus the desire to seek an education and make one's way in the world.

October 15, 2021 | Registered Commenterjules

After reading the descriptions of Yuni, I have no idea how anyone could possibly describe it as "slight". Thanks for exposing the sexist prejudices around us, I guess.

October 15, 2021 | Registered CommenterCash

Cash - Perhaps you should see the movie before you resort to ad hominems. A lot of movies purport to deal with sexism, but not all of them are entirely successful.

October 15, 2021 | Registered Commenterjules

Jules -- So it's not successful at dealing with sexism? I thought you said it was very good. Is it both not successful and very good?

October 15, 2021 | Registered CommenterCash

Jules -- And, yes, I would love to see the film. I'm just so confused by your position(s).

October 15, 2021 | Registered CommenterCash

@ jules

Yes, if Yuni made the final ten, it would be the furthest an Indonesian film has gotten.

October 15, 2021 | Registered CommenterArkaan

PRAYING ALL THE BEST FOR YUNI!!!
I'm an Indonesian and even that film has not been released here.
It should be noted too that it won the Platform prize at TIFF.

October 15, 2021 | Registered CommenterFadhil
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