Foreign Language Film Submissions from Uruguay to the Academy Awards to Compete for an Oscar Nomination or Win in the Best International Feature Film Category
by CineasticusBorealis | created - 29 Sep 2014 | updated - 25 Oct 2021 | PublicA detailed text on Uruguayan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film will follow as soon as I have some more time to create it. Please be patient!
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1. La Teoría de los Vidrios Rotos (2021)
80 min | Comedy
Claudio Tapia thought he had arrived in a quiet town, but soon finds himself facing a mystery quite peculiar and complex for an insurance expert.
Director: Diego Fernández | Stars: Guillermo Arengo, Roberto Birindelli, Christian Font, Carlos Frasca
Votes: 94
94th ACADEMY AWARDS (2021) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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2. Alelí (2019)
TV-MA | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
The death of their father causes three dysfunctional siblings to fight over their beloved childhood home.
Director: Leticia Jorge | Stars: Néstor Guzzini, Mirella Pascual, Cristina Morán, Romina Peluffo
Votes: 404
93rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2020/21) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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3. The Moneychanger (2019)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
Spanning the fifties to the seventies, the film follows Humberto as he gets increasingly in over his head with multiple shady book-cooking schemes throughout South America, leading to an ultimate life-or-death decision.
Director: Federico Veiroj | Stars: Daniel Hendler, Dolores Fonzi, Luis Machín, Benjamín Vicuña
Votes: 319
92nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2019) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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4. A Twelve-Year Night (2018)
TV-MA | 122 min | Adventure, Biography, Crime
1973. Uruguay is governed by a military dictatorship. One autumn night, three Tupamaro prisoners are taken from their jail cells in a secret military operation. The order is precise: "As we can't kill them, let's drive them mad."
Director: Álvaro Brechner | Stars: Antonio de la Torre, Chino Darín, Alfonso Tort, César Troncoso
Votes: 10,987
91st ACADEMY AWARDS (2018) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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5. Another Story of the World (2017)
105 min | Comedy
In Mosquitos, Gregorio devises a ploy to clear the name of his friend Milo, imprisoned by the military regime. Through the dictation of a course, Esnal will remove the bases of the regime and its crusade for the liberation of Striga.
Director: Guillermo Casanova | Stars: Alfonsina Carrocio, Susana Castro, Nicolás Condito, Cecilia Cósero
Votes: 70
90th ACADEMY AWARDS (2017) | Status: submitted
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6. Breadcrumbs (2016)
109 min | Drama
This is the story of Liliana a Uruguayan photographer who returns to the country to establish a relationship with her son who was separated from her during the Uruguayan dictatorship.
Director: Manane Rodríguez | Stars: Helen Bertels, Patxi Bisquert, Justina Bustos, Ignacio Cawen
Votes: 104
89th ACADEMY AWARDS (2016) | Status: submitted
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7. Una noche sin luna (2014)
78 min | Comedy, Drama
During New Year's Eve, three lonely characters travel to a small town lost in the Uruguayan countryside. Cesar, a divorced man, arrives to the town where he will have dinner with his ... See full summary »
Director: Germán Tejeira | Stars: Marcel Keoroglian, Daniel Melingo, Roberto Suárez, Elisa Gagliano
Votes: 201
88th ACADEMY AWARDS (2015) | Status: submitted
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8. Mr. Kaplan (2014)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
HD. A grumpy old man sees opportunity when he learns of a mysterious German man he suspects is a Nazi in hiding.
Director: Álvaro Brechner | Stars: Héctor Noguera, Néstor Guzzini, Rolf Becker, Nidia Telles
Votes: 977
87th ACADEMY AWARDS (2014) | Status: submitted
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9. Anina (2013)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A fantastical journey into the world of a ten-year-old girl who, following a playground skirmish, is given the weirdest punishment in the history of weird punishments.
Director: Alfredo Soderguit | Stars: Federica Lacaño, María Mendive, César Troncoso, Cristina Morán
Votes: 912
86th ACADEMY AWARDS (2013) | Status: submitted
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10. The Delay (2012)
84 min | Drama
A middle-aged, single mother of three cares for her eighty year old father, and they are pushed to the breaking point.
Director: Rodrigo Plá | Stars: Emilia Díaz, Ernesto Liotti, Jorge Temponi, Néstor Guzzini
Votes: 408
85th ACADEMY AWARDS (2012) | Status: submitted
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11. La casa muda (2010)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young woman becomes trapped inside a house and is unable to contact the outside world as mysterious forces haunt it.
Director: Gustavo Hernández | Stars: Florencia Colucci, Abel Tripaldi, Gustavo Alonso, María Salazar
Votes: 8,028
84th ACADEMY AWARDS (2011) | Status: submitted
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12. A Useful Life (2010)
Unrated | 67 min | Drama
A movie-theater employee adjusts to a new life after the cinema he worked at for over 25 years is forced to shut down.
Director: Federico Veiroj | Stars: Felipe Arocena, Gonzalo Delgado, Jorge Jellinek, Manuel Martinez Carril
Votes: 1,033
83rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2010) | Status: submitted
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13. Mal día para pescar (2009)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
A flamboyant impresario and an ageing ex-wrestling champion arrive in a small town, offering a hefty award to the local challenger. In fact, the promoter wants to rinse the spectators for every penny. But, is this a good day to go fishing?
Director: Álvaro Brechner | Stars: Gary Piquer, Jouko Ahola, Antonella Costa, César Troncoso
Votes: 1,279
82nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2009) | Status: submitted
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14. Matar a Todos (2007)
92 min | Drama, Thriller
Chilean chemist Eugenio Berríos, wanted for his relationship to crimes during the military dictatorship in his country, is kidnapped. Lawyer Julia Gudari is investigating her disappearance ... See full summary »
Director: Esteban Schroeder | Stars: Roxana Blanco, Jorge Bolani, Patricio Contreras, Darío Grandinetti
Votes: 129
81st ACADEMY AWARDS (2008) | Status: submitted
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15. The Pope's Toilet (2007)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
A small South American village is in a flurry over the Pope's 1988 visit.
Directors: César Charlone, Enrique Fernández | Stars: César Troncoso, Virginia Méndez, Mario Silva, Virginia Ruiz
Votes: 2,875
80th ACADEMY AWARDS (2007) | Status: submitted
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16. Alma mater (2005)
100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
34-year-old Pamela is a small and shy woman. She works at the cash register of a supermarket. She attends a religious temple led by a Brazilian minister. She periodically visits her ... See full summary »
Director: Álvaro Buela | Stars: Roxana Blanco, Nicolás Becerra, Walter Reyno, Beatriz Massons
Votes: 76
78th ACADEMY AWARDS (2005) | Status: submitted, but not finally listed
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17. Whisky (2004)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with ... See full summary »
Directors: Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll | Stars: Andrés Pazos, Mirella Pascual, Jorge Bolani, José Pedro Bujaruz
Votes: 6,717
77th ACADEMY AWARDS (2004) | Status: submitted
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18. Seawards Journey (2003)
78 min | Adventure, Comedy
A group of men travel across Uruguay to watch the sea.
Director: Guillermo Casanova | Stars: Hugo Arana, Julio César Castro, Julio Calcagno, Diego Delgrossi
Votes: 393
76th ACADEMY AWARDS (2003) | Status: submitted
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19. El último tren (2002)
94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Action
Three old man, a little boy training to protect an old patrimony, La "33", the last train.
Director: Diego Arsuaga | Stars: Héctor Alterio, Federico Luppi, Pepe Soriano, Gastón Pauls
Votes: 726
75th ACADEMY AWARDS (2002) | Status: submitted
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20. In This Tricky Life (2001)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Montevideo, Uruguay. In this comedic drama, Elisa, 27, dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the Uruguayan capital. A bit of a rebel, one day Elisa ... See full summary »
Director: Beatriz Flores Silva | Stars: Mariana Santangelo Goldman, Silvestre, Josep Linuesa, Andrea Fantoni
Votes: 541
74th ACADEMY AWARDS (2001) | Status: submitted
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21. A Place in the World (1992)
PG | 120 min | Drama
Mario and Ana, in voluntary exile from Buenos Aires, live in a remote Argentine valley with their 12-year-old son Ernesto. Mario runs a school and a wool cooperative; Ana, a doctor, heads a... See full summary »
Director: Adolfo Aristarain | Stars: José Sacristán, Federico Luppi, Leonor Benedetto, Cecilia Roth
Votes: 2,796 | Gross: $0.10M
67th ACADEMY AWARDS (1994) | Status: nominated, but disqualified
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