The Oscars 2018...Foreign-Language Film Shortlist...& Snubs!
Here are nominees:
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A Fantastic Woman / Una Mujer FantásticaDirector: Sebastián Lelio Chile, Germany, Spain, USA Marina, a waitress who moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend. |
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FélicitéDirector: Alain Gomis France, Belgium, Senegal, Germany, Lebanon Félicité sings in a bar in Kinshasa. When her 14-year-old son has a motorcycle accident, she goes on a frantic search through the streets of Kinshasa, a world of music and dreams. And her path crosses that of Tabu. |
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FoxtrotDirector: Samuel Maoz Israel, Switzerland, Germany, France A troubled family face the facts when something goes terribly wrong at their son's desolate military post. |
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In the Fade / Aus dem NichtsDirector: Fatih Akin Germany, France Katja's life collapses after the death of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge. |
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Loveless / NelyubovDirector: Andrey Zvyagintsev Russia, France, Germany, Belgium A couple going through a divorce must team up to find their son who has disappeared during one of their bitter arguments. |
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On Body and Soul / Teströl és lélekrölDirector: Ildikó Enyedi Hungary When slaughterhouse workers Endre and Mária discover they share the same dreams - where they meet in a forest as deer and fall in love - they decide to make their dreams come true but it's difficult in real life. |
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The Insult / L'insulteDirector: Ziad Doueiri France, Belgium, Cyprus, Lebanon, USA France, Belgium, Cyprus, Lebanon, USAIn today's Beirut, an insult blown out of proportions finds Toni, a Lebanese Christian, and Yasser, a Palestinian refugee, in court. From secret wounds to traumatic revelations, the media circus surrounding the case puts Lebanon through a social explosion, forcing Toni and Yasser to reconsider their lives and prejudices. |
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The SquareDirector: Ruben Östlund Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark |
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The Wound / InxebaDirector: John Trengove South Africa, Germany, Netherlands, France Xolani, a lonely factory worker, travels to the rural mountains with the men of his community to initiate a group of teenage boys into manhood. |
And the most notable [& inexplicabe] snubs...
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BPM (Beats Per Minute)Director: Robin Campillo France Members of the advocacy group ACT UP Paris demand action by the government and pharmaceutical companies to combat the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s. |
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First They Killed My FatherDirector: Angelina Jolie Cambodia, USA Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered as a child under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge. |