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90th Oscars. Oscar Contenders of 2017 - For prediction, discussion, entertainment purposes only
Part 3 - PAKISTAN to VIETNAM (30 films)
92 OFFICIAL SUBMISSIONS. A RECORD
Updated: Nov 2nd
Chart info / text by Dzong and Nathaniel R
Afghanistan to France
Georgia to Norway
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Pakistan minutes Urdu TEXT Not Selected: Two Shakespearean adaptations Gardaab is a Romeo & Juliet in the slums of Karachi while Rahm uses Measure for Measure and pits a Pakistani woman against a fundamentalist governor |
Palestine 96 minutes A family drama about an estranged father and son hand delivering wedding invitations together |
Panama minutes Spanish TEXT Not Selected: a drama about a boxer and his mother called Illegitimate, and a doc about labor activism called La Matamoros |
Paraguay minutes Spanish & Guarani A treasure hunt adventure film |
Peru Not Selected: The Final Hour, One Last Afternoon, and The Dreamer |
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The Philippines text Not Selected: Pedicab, Apocalypse Child, Women on the Weeping River, and Die Beautiful |
Poland 128 minutes an elderly woman believes she know who or what the criminal is in a series of mysterious deaths. Holland has previously directed the foreign film Oscar nominee In Darkness (2011) and was nominated for writing Europa Europa (1990) as well. Not Selected: |
Portugal They're the only major Western European country to never get an Oscar nomination! Not Selected: The critical LGBT favorite but graphic and strange Ornithologist and a holy pilgrimage movie about women called Fatima |
Romania 100 minutes A young journalist with a french crew travels to Transylvania for a story on a prostitute. Not Selected: |
Russia The cannes hit about a divorcing couple whose child who goes missing. Andrey Zyvaginstev was nominated previously for Leviathan Not Selected:. Other options were Spacewalk about the Russian space program or Closeness about a kidnapping. |
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Senegal minutes Lingala & French TEXT
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Serbia a dark comedy about a widow planning her suicide. |
Singapore A popular comedy about an elephant though it wasn't a surefire choice given that it was mostly made in Thailand Not Selected: The arthouse drama A Yellow Bird about Singapore's minority Indian community and a man who is just out of prison. |
Slovakia A thriller. Not Selected: Stiff competition this year in Slovakia including the Candide-like Out, the historical drama A Prominent Patient as well as longer shots like Little Harbour, A Hole in the Head, and Nina.
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Slovenia Hanna Antonina Wojcik Slak Not Selected: A weak year in Slovenian cinema but there was also the teen thriller Come Along and the noir Nightlife |
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South Africa The Wound is about coming of age ceremonies for young men. Not Selected: A very competitive year for this honor. Other options were the Apartheid era musical Asinamali, a 17th century drama about an interpreter called Krotoa, and prison drama 28S |
South Korea
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Spain Not selected: |
Sweden This Palme d'Or winner is a satire of hypocrisy involving a respected curator and his art museum's new heavily promoted installation. |
Switzerland 96 minutes A young well liked housewife's life changes when she begins to campaign for women's right to vote in the early 1970s. (Yes, it took Switzerland that long) Not Selected: |
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Syria minutes Arabic & English TEXT |
Taiwan minutes Taiwanese TEXT Not Selected: Their big film on the festival circuit this year was the Burmese language Road to Mandalay set in Thailand. Other possibilities were drama The Great Buddha, and comedy Godspeed |
Thailand 105 minutes An anti-military drama which dominated their national film awards and seems most likely. Not selected: |
Tunisia ??? minutes TEXT |
Turkey ??? minutes This is a debut film set in the 1950s about a Turkish soldier and a five year old orphaned Korean girl he discovers on a cold night. It's based on a true story. Not Selected: |
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Ukraine *their sole nomination came when they were part of the USSR a slice of life film about a wedding photographer surrounded by happy images whose life is falling apart Not Selected: |
United Kingdom TEXT |
Uruguay * They were nominated in 1992 but the nom was revoked TEXT |
Venezuela ??? minutes A biopic about the famous boxer Edwin Valero Not selected: a strong contender on paper was El Amparo about poor fisherman was a hit at their national film awards |
Vietnam A drama about a fisherman with a sick child Not Selected: the romantic comedy Saigon I Love You, the explicit arthouse drama The Way Station, and a movie called The Third Wife |
Afghanistan to France -
Georgia to Norway -
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