International Feature: Indonesia, Malawi, Malta, and Slovakia submit
Friday, October 15, 2021 at 10:51AM
NATHANIEL R in 107 Mothers, African Cinema, Best International Film, Indonesia, Oscars (21), Slovakia

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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