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94th Oscars. Oscar Contenders of 2021 (for the March 2022 Ceremony) - For prediction, discussion, entertainment purposes
Most Recent Update: November 10th
OFFICIAL SUBMISSION LIST
Chart One: Albania through Greece
34 SUBMISSIONS
Current predictions | Haiti through Norway | Palestine through Vietnam
Albania TWO LIONS HEADING TO VENICE 95 minutes A road trip comedy about two filmmakers heading to Venice who get sidetracked. |
Algeria HELIOPOLIS 114 minutes A drama about a massacre in Algeria in 1945 when the Algerian people fought the French colonial power |
Argentina THE INTRUDER 90 minutes A woman begins to confuse reality and imagination after a traumatic episode in this thriller. Erica Rivas (Wild Tales) and Nahuel Perez Biscayart (BPM) star |
Armenia SHOULD THE WIND DROP 100 minutes A French engineer is sent to a disputed territory to assess whether or not an airport should reopen there. Grégoire Colin (Beau Travail) stars. |
Australia WHEN POMEGRENATES HOWL 80 minutes A kid dreams of being a movie star and meets an Australian photographer who he thinks might help his dream come true |
Austria GREAT FREEDOM 116 minutes Hans is imprisoned over and over again for his homosexuality in post-war Germany. Franz Rogowski stars. |
Azerbaijan THE ISLAND WITHIN 79 minutes
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Bangladesh REHANA 107 minutes an assistant professor witness a sexual assualt. The problem is that she knows both the victim and the perpetrator. |
Belgium PLAYGROUND 72 minutes A drama about childhood bullying |
Bhutan A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM 110 minutes |
Bolivia THE GREAT MOVEMENT 85 minutes Describes itself like so "A symphony of the city in the heights, the illness of a worker, the nightmare and his redemption." It won a special jury at Venice
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Bosnia & Herzegovina THE WHITE FORTRESS 88 minutes A romance in post-war Sarajevo between two teenagers from opposite sides of life |
Brazil PRIVATE DESERT 125 minutes A suspended cop searches for his internet love but cant find her. Until a man offers to connect the two of them. |
Bulgaria FEAR 100 minutes An unemployed widow meets an African refugee near the border of Bulgaria and Turkey. |
Cambodia WHITE BUILDING Official Site DEBUT FILM. A young man in Phon Phem is losing his home as poor residents are pushed out of the city. Piseth Chhun the lead actor won a prize at "Horizons" program in Venice. |
Cameroon HIDDEN DREAMS 96 minutes |
Canada DRUNKEN BIRDS 105 minutes A drama about a man and a woman fleeing a Cartel in Mexico for Montreal. Jorge Antonio Guerroro (who played Fermin, the naked guy in Roma) headlines. |
Chad LINGUI, THE SACRED BONDS 87 minutes Chad has only submitted to the Oscars three times and each time it has been a film by this director. |
Chile WHITE ON WHITE 100 minutes A wedding photograph becomes intrigued by a young bride-to-be. Alfredo Castro (Tony Manero, The Club, From Afar) stars. Not Selected: The other finalists were |
China CLIFF WALKERS 120 minutes Legendary auteur Zhang Yimou takes his first trip into the espinonage genre. It's set in the 1930s |
Colombia MEMORIA 136 minutes Tilda Swinton stars as a woman who begins hearing strange noises while visiting Colombia. Not selected: The other four finalists were Angel de mi via, Ruido, Suspension, and Valley of Souls |
Costa Rica CLARA SOLA 106 minutes The sexual and mystical awakening of a 40 year old woman in a small village Trivia note: This was also a finalist for Sweden (it's an international production) |
Croatia TEREZA37 Official Site A woman shakes up her life after multiple miscarriages. The star. Lana Baric. is also the writer. |
Czech Republic ZATOPEK 131 minutes A sports biopic about a famous Czech athlete and the Australian runner who comes to see him in Prague. James Frecheville (Animal Kingdom) co-stars so we assume some of it is in English. |
Denmark FLEE 90 minutes An interview/memoir of a gay Afghan refugee as he approaches his wedding and reflects back on his journey to Denmark as a teenager Not selected: the other two finalists were Margrete and Shadows in my Eyes. |
Dominican Republic HOLY BEASTS 90 minutes Geraldine Chaplin and Udo Kier headling this drama about a fading actresses final film. |
Ecuador SUBMERSIBLE 100 minutes A thriller about the crew of a submersible that might sink with their cargo |
Egypt SOUAD 96 minutes A contemporary story about two young sisters, one of whom has a secret in the virtual world. The film won the Best Actress International Narrative award (for both of its leads) at Tribeca |
Estonia ON THE WATER 95 minutes A dramedy about a sensitive bullied kid and his grandparents in small town Soviet-era Estonia |
Finland COMPARTMENT NO. 6 107 minutes Two strangers share a journey on a train in this Cannes Grand Prix winner. |
France TITANE Official Site France has selected the provocative Palme d'or winner about a car-fucking serial killer with a metal plate in her head. Wowza. Some AMPAS members are going to faint. Not selected: The other two finalists were: Golden Lion winner Happening (reviewed), and the police drama BAC Nord |
Georgia BRIGHTON 4TH 90 minutes A Georgian wrestler travels to Brooklyn when his son gets into gambling debt trouble there. Not Selected: The other two finalists were What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? and Person No. 2 |
Germany I'M YOUR MAN Official Site A rom-com about a woman living with a robot (Dan Stevens) who is programmed to make her happy. Not Selected |
Greece DIGGER 101 minutes A western about an estranged father and son |
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