Best International Feature Film Submissions to the 92nd Academy Awards held in 2020 to get an Oscar Nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film Category
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- DirectorSahraa KarimiStarsArezoo AriapoorFereshta AfsharHasiba Ebrahimi3 Afghan women from different backgrounds in Kabul face challenges: neglected pregnant Hava; educated Maryam facing divorce while pregnant; and teenage Ayesha marrying her cousin after her boyfriend leaves her pregnant. All by themselves.░░░░║► AFGHANISTAN ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted, but not finally listed
╚▷ Language: Persian (also called Farsi; Dialect: Dari)
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 14th submission from Afghanistan
◾ 1st submission for Sahraa Karimi [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorBujar AlimaniStarsViktor ZhustiXhevdet FerriNdriçim XhepaIn 1990, a European delegation comes to Tirana to monitor the reforms of the communist regime. A government official is sent on a mission to a faraway prison in order to bring an important dissident back to the capital.░░░░║► ALBANIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Albanian, French
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 12th submission from Albania
◾ 3rd submission for Bujar Alimani [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 2011/84th: Amnesty [ALBANIA]
● 2016/89th: Chromium [ALBANIA]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMounia MeddourStarsLyna KhoudriShirine BoutellaHilda Amira DouaoudaIn 1997 Algiers, terrorists wanting an archaic Islamic state are everywhere. They oppress women, determined to control their bodies, clothing, and public space. Young student Nedjma is passionate about creating a fashion show.░░░░║► ALGERIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Arabic, French
╚▷ Continent: Africa
◾ 22nd submission from Algeria
◾ 1st submission for Mounia Meddour [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorSebastián BorenszteinStarsRicardo DarínLuis BrandoniVerónica LlinásIn times of the infamous Argentinian Corralito, the neighbors of a little town trace a plan to recover the money they lost after learning that their bank manager and a corrupt lawyer have stolen it.░░░░║► ARGENTINA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 46th submission from Argentina
◾ 1st submission for Sebastián Borensztein [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorEdgar BaghdasaryanStarsShant HovhannisyanSamvel GrigoryanLuiza NersisyanThe dramatic fate of heroes of different eras is associated with wolf and spherical stone. The fate pursues those stone-owners.░░░░║► ARMENIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Armenian
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 8th submission from Armenia
◾ 1st submission for Edgar Baghdasaryan [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRodd RathjenStarsSarm HengChan VisalChheung Vakhim14-year-old Chakra is sold as a slave labourer to the captain of a Thai fishing vessel. The captain's rule on board is cruel and arbitrary.░░░░║► AUSTRALIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Khmer, Thai
╚▷ Continent: Oceania
◾ 13th submission from Australia
◾ 1st submission for Rodd Rathjen [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorSudabeh MortezaiStarsJoy AlphonsusMariam SanusiAngela EkelemeJoy, a young Nigerian woman caught in the vicious cycle of sex trafficking, is instructed by her exploiter Madame to supervise Precious, a teenage girl who is not ready to accept her fate.░░░░║► AUSTRIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: German
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 43rd submission from Austria
◾ 1st submission for Sudabeh Mortezai [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorNasiruddin YousuffStarsAlamgir KabirDilruba Hossain DoyelHeera ChowdhuryA 40 year old painter, who lives in a wooden and bamboo house on stilts in the middle of a polluted lake on the outskirts of Dhaka City. Alpha's house serves as his painting. Dogs, roosters and birds also share the space with him. There are many moments when he feels a oneness with nature and with the birds and animals that surround him. He also feels deeply drawn to 'an androgynous' male-female identity. Alpha has neighbors in the nearby slum with whom he has close interaction.░░░░║► BANGLADESH ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Bengali
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 15th submission from Bangladesh
◾ 1st submission for Nasiruddin Yousuff [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAnastasiya MiroshnichenkoThe soulless atmosphere of a women's penitentiary destroys the prisoners' personality, kills all femininity in them. The film looks at the rationality of the long prison terms for mothers separated from their children.░░░░║► BELARUS ◄║░░░░ ......................................................................................................................
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Russian
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 4th submission from Belarus
◾ 1st submission for Anastasiya Miroshnichenko [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorCesar DiazStarsArmando EspitiaEmma DibAurelia CaalErnesto is a young anthropologist in Guatemala. One day, while hearing the account of an old woman, he thinks he has found a lead that might guide him to his father, a "guerrillero" who went missing during the war.░░░░║► BELGIUM ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 44th submission from Belgium
◾ 1st submission for Cesar Diaz [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRodrigo BellottStarsReyes AnteloFernando BarbosaErwin BerzainFollowing his son Gabriel's death, Jorge travels from conservative Bolivia to New York City to confront Gabriel's boyfriend Sebastian.░░░░║► BOLIVIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 11th submission from Bolivia
◾ 2nd submission for Rodrigo Bellott [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 2003/76th: Sexual Dependency [BOLIVIA]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorInes TanovicStarsDino BajrovicSnezana BogdanovicUliks FehmiuAdopted son Arman (18) has an unstable character and cannot find peace in the struggle for his identity. His parents and younger brother Dado (14), who was born after Arman's adoption, suffer due to his restlessness and the enormous energy he lets out in different ways. He plays truant, he takes drugs, he hijacks a tram, he even falls in love with Milica, a Serb girl from East Sarajevo. Adolescence is difficult for both brothers but it is the younger one who is imperceptibly and increasingly drawn into a vicious circle of addiction, of the wish to prove himself and the need to be as cool as his older brother.░░░░║► BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Serbo-Croatian (Variety: Bosnian)
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 19th submission from Bosnia and Herzegovina
◾ 2nd submission for Ines Tanović [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 2015/88th: The Son [BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorKarim AïnouzStarsJulia StocklerCarol DuarteFlávia GusmãoIn 1950s Rio de Janeiro, two sisters live restricted lives with their conservative parents. After they are separated and forced to live apart, they take control of their destinies, while never giving up hope of finding one another.░░░░║► BRAZIL ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Portuguese
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 47th submission from Brazil
◾ 1st submission for Karim Aïnouz [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMilko LazarovStarsMikhail AprosimovFeodosia IvanovaSergei EgorovIn the far north, Sedna and Nanook dream of bringing back their family together. After Sedna's death, Nanook walks a long way to find his daughter Ága, who ran away years ago.░░░░║► BULGARIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Yakut
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 30th submission from Bulgaria
◾ 1st submission for Milko Lazarov [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorCaylee SoSok VisalStarsSreynan CheaVandarith PhemRoza LasIn the Life of Music, a story told in three chapters, tells of how one song 'Champa Battambang,' made famous by Sinn Sisamuth (the King of Khmer Music), plays a role in the lives of three different generations.░░░░║► CAMBODIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Khmer
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 8th submission from Cambodia
◾ 1st submission for Caylee So [♀] and Sok Visal [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Directors: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorSophie DeraspeStarsNahéma RicciRachida OussaadaNour BelkhiriaA modern adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy which falls within a social realism. To the law of men, the young Antigone apposes her own sets of values.░░░░║► CANADA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: French
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 45th submission from Canada
◾ 1st submission for Sophie Deraspe [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAndrés WoodStarsMercedes MoránMaría ValverdeMarcelo AlonsoThree friends are part of an opposition group in the chaotic Chile of the early 70's and together commit a political crime that changes the history of the country and incidentally involves them in a betrayal that separates them forever.░░░░║► CHILE ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 24th submission from Chile
◾ 3rd submission for Andrés Wood [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 2004/77th: Machuca [CHILE]
● 2011/84th: Violeta Went to Heaven [CHILE]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorYu YangStarsYanting LüJosephMo HanBorn with unique powers, a boy is recruited to fight demons and save the community that fears him.░░░░║► CHINA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Mandarin
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 34th submission from China
◾ 1st submission for Yang Yu [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAlejandro LandesStarsSofia BuenaventuraJulián GiraldoKaren QuinteroOn a remote mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.░░░░║► COLOMBIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 29th submission from Colombia
◾ 1st submission for Alejandro Landes [♂]
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Other submitted Films by one of this Directors: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAntonella SudasassiStarsDaniela ValencianoLeynar GomezIsabella MoscosoIsa has more than enough on her plate with two children and the household, which she manages on her own. When her husband persists with his wish for a third child, she realizes that something must change.░░░░║► COSTA RICA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 8th submission from Costa Rica
◾ 1st submission for Antonella Sudasassi [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAntonio NuicStarsFranjo DijakVito DijakPasko VukasovicAfter spending four years in prison, a drug dealer will do anything to keep custody over his son.░░░░║► CROATIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Serbo-Croatian (Variety: Croatian)
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 29th submission from Croatia
◾ 2nd submission for Antonio Nuić [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 2009/82nd: Donkey [CROATIA]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRodrigo BarriusoSebastián BarriusoStarsRodrigo SantoroMaricel ÁlvarezYoandra SuárezA Russian Literature professor at the University of Havana is ordered to work as a translator for child victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster when they are sent to Cuba for medical treatment.░░░░║► CUBA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish, Russian
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 21st submission from Cuba
◾ 1st submission for Rodrigo Barriuso [♂] and Sebastián Barriuso [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorVáclav MarhoulStarsPetr KotlárNina SunevicAlla SokolovaA young Jewish boy somewhere in Eastern Europe seeks refuge during World War II where he encounters many different characters.░░░░║► CZECH REPUBLIC ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Czech, German, Russian (dubbed in Interslavic)
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 27th submission from Czech Republic
◾ 1st submission for Václav Marhoul [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMay el-ToukhyStarsTrine DyrholmGustav LindhMagnus KrepperA successful lawyer jeopardizes her career and threatens to tear her family apart after engaging in an affair with her teenage stepson.░░░░║► DENMARK ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Danish, Swedish
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 57th submission from Denmark
◾ 1st submission for May el-Toukhy [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJosé María CabralStarsFélix GermánCindy GalánLia BrionesA lonely man who operates a film projector finds his only solace in a woman he sees on a film reel. After the reel is lost in an accident, he sets out to find the woman through the remotest, poorest places of the Dominican Republic.░░░░║► DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 12th submission from Dominican Republic
◾ 3rd submission for José María Cabral [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorGabriela CalvacheStarsNoëlle SchönwaldCristian MercadoJaime TamarizShe is the perfect woman until she decides to be free.░░░░║► ECUADOR ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 8th submission from Ecuador
◾ 1st submission for Gabriela Calvache [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Directors: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAhmed Fawzi SalehStarsIbrahim El NaggaryMohamed BerakaaMahmoud Hemida« Set in the confines of an impoverished Cairo neighborhood, a community's everyday life is threatened by the ruthless rhythms of Tanneries, rotary driers crushing animal skin, hazards of poisonous waste water, Tahyea desperately clings to her brother, Saqr, whose only dream is to escape »░░░░║► EGYPT ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Arabic
╚▷ Continent: Africa
◾ 34th submission from Egypt
◾ 1st submission for Ahmed Fawzi Saleh [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorTanel ToomStarsPriit LoogEster KuntuPriit VõigemastAndres settles in a new farm. With rose-tinted lenses, he sets out to transform the farm into a prosperous paradise - all he needs is a healthy harvest, cooperative neighbors and a son. But, life turns out to be cruel and treacherous.░░░░║► ESTONIA ◄║░░░░ ......................................................................................................................
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Estonian
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 17th submission from Estonia
◾ 1st submission for Tanel Toom [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJan Philipp WeylStarsAshenafi NigusuMikias WoldeJoseph Reta BelayIn Ethiopia, two men are running to achieve their dreams.░░░░║► ETHIOPIA ◄║░░░░ ......................................................................................................................
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Amharic
╚▷ Continent: Africa
◾ 4th submission from Ethiopia
◾ 1st submission for Jan Philipp Weyl [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorSelma VilhunenStarsJere RistseppäRosa HonkonenVille HaapasaloA teenage couple deals with an unexpected pregnancy while racial tensions mount in their neighborhood.░░░░║► FINLAND ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Finnish, Somali
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 33rd submission from Finland
◾ 1st submission for Selma Vilhunen [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorLadj LyStarsDamien BonnardAlexis ManentiDjebril ZongaA cop from the provinces moves to Paris to join the Anti-Crime Brigade of Montfermeil, discovering an underworld where the tensions between the different groups mark the rhythm.░░░░║► FRANCE ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: French
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 64th submission from France
◾ 1st submission for Ladj Ly [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorDito TsintsadzeStarsGoga PipinashviliDato BakhtadzeTamar AbshilavaA story of the film is based on real events that occurred during the Russian military intervention in Georgia in 2008. Shindisi is a name of the place where Russian occupation forces sieged Georgian military after peace corridor was promised, this is when ordinary villagers took risks to save wounded Georgian soldiers.░░░░║► GEORGIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Georgian
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 18th submission from Georgia
◾ 2nd submission for Dito Tsintsadze [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 2008/81st: Mediator [GEORGIA]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorNora FingscheidtStarsHelena ZengelAlbrecht SchuchGabriela Maria Schmeide9-year-old Benni is a toss-up between institutions that cannot tackle her outbursts. She wants to move in with her mother, but she can not handle her wild daughter. After Micha is hired Benni slowly opens up and attaches herself to him.░░░░║► GERMANY ◄║░░░░ ......................................................................................................................
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: German
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 63rd submission from Germany
◾ 1st submission for Nora Fingscheidt [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorKwabena GyansahStarsAsana AlhassanAkofa Edjeani AsieduAdjetey AnangThrust into Accra by circumstances, a 14-year-old girl from Northern Ghana must endure life in the slums of Accra, and find a way to get back home.░░░░║► GHANA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Akan
╚▷ Continent: Africa
◾ 1st submission from Ghana
◾ 1st submission for Kwabena Gyansah [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMarianna EconomouStarsAlexandros GousiarisChristos TakasOlga LoridaThe humorous and uplifting story of two ingenuous Greek cousins, who tackle the world market with their organic tomato products.░░░░║► GREECE ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Greek
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 40th submission from Greece
◾ 1st submission for Marianna Economou [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorCarlos MembreñoStarsCarlos Alberto MoncadaEthel FloresEnrique BarrientosA story inspired by real events, which revolves around a coffee producing family (from Marcala, Honduras) in which their harvest is impacted by the plague of rust and low coffee prices. Trying to survive, migration will be one of the options to save their farm. But it will not be the biggest obstacle they will have to overcome, but also death will put them to the test and measure them to see if a strong family bond is unbreakable; showing the sacrifice, passion and faith that exists behind the cup of coffee consumed in the world.░░░░║► HONDURAS ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 2nd submission from Honduras
◾ 1st submission for Carlos Membreño [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorHerman YauStarsAndy LauLouis KooMichael Kiu Wai MiuA wealthy businessman tries to take down a drug kingpin that he used to work with, while a policeman tries to find justice without breaking the law.░░░░║► HONG KONG ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Cantonese
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 38th submission from Hong Kong
◾ 1st submission for Herman Yau [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorBarnabás TóthStarsKároly HajdukAbigél SzõkeMari NagyA lyrical story of the healing power of love in the midst of national conflict, loss and trauma, Those Who Remained reveals the healing process of Holocaust survivors through the eyes of a young girl in post-World War II Hungary.░░░░║► HUNGARY ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Hungarian
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 55th submission from Hungary
◾ 1st submission for Barnabás Tóth [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorHlynur PálmasonStarsIngvar SigurdssonÍda Mekkín HlynsdóttirHilmir Snær GuðnasonAn off duty police begins to suspect a local man for having had an affair with his recently dead wife. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones.░░░░║► ICELAND ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Icelandic
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 40th submission from Iceland
◾ 1st submission for Hlynur Pálmason [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorZoya AkhtarStarsRanveer SinghAlia BhattSiddhant ChaturvediA coming-of-age story based on the lives of street rappers in Mumbai.░░░░║► INDIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Hindi
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 52nd submission from India
◾ 1st submission for Zoya Akhtar [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorGarin NugrohoStarsMuhammad KhanRaditya EvandraRiantoA pre-teen boy who abandoned by his father joins a Lengger dance center where men assume feminine appearances, but the political and social upheaval in Indonesia forces him to move away and meet with remarkable people on his journey.░░░░║► INDONESIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Indonesian
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 21st submission from Indonesia
◾ 2nd submission for Garin Nugroho [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 1998/71st: Leaf on a Pillow [INDONESIA]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorKourosh AtaeeAzadeh MoussaviStarsEline Farideh Koning"Farideh" an Iranian girl who has been adopted by a Dutch couple 40 years ago, travels to her motherland Iran for the first time to meet families who claim to be her real family, and to find out about her Iranian Identity and culture...░░░░║► IRAN ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Persian
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 25th submission from Iran
◾ 1st submission for Kourosh Ataee [♂] and Azadeh Moussavi [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Directors: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorGarry KeaneAndrew McConnellStarsDana AbedA beautiful portrait of everyday Gazan citizens, leading meaningful lives beyond the rubble of perennial conflict.░░░░║► IRELAND ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Arabic
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 6th submission from Ireland
◾ 1st submission for Garry Keane [♂] and Andrew McConnell [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorYaron ZilbermanStarsYehuda Nahari HaleviAmitay Yaish Ben OusilioAnat RavnitzkiDetails the year leading to the assassination of Israel's Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995), from the point of view of the assassin.░░░░║► ISREAL ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Hebrew
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 53rd submission from Israel
◾ 1st submission for Yaron Zilberman [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMarco BellocchioStarsPierfrancesco FavinoMaria Fernanda CândidoFabrizio FerracaneThe real life of Tommaso Buscetta, the so-called "boss of the two worlds," the first mafia informant in Sicily in the 1980s.░░░░║► ITALY ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Italian, Sicilian, Portuguese
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 63rd submission from Italy
◾ 3rd submission for Marco Bellocchio [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 1967/40th: China Is Near [ITALY]
● 1980/53rd: A Leap in the Dark [ITALY]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsKotaro DaigoNana MoriTsubasa HondaSet during a period of exceptionally rainy weather, high-school boy Hodaka Morishima runs away from his troubled rural home to Tokyo and befriends an orphan girl who can manipulate the weather.░░░░║► JAPAN ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Japanese
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 63rd submission from Japan
◾ 1st submission for Makoto Shinkai [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRustem AbdrashevI. KolyadaPrince Oak OakleyskiStarsKairat KemalovYerkebulan DaiyrovDoskhan ZholzhaksynovFifteenth century. In the vast expanses of Eurasia for several centuries, the descendants of the great Genghis Khan have created their own and crushed the alien states. One of them is the legendary Abulkhair Shaibani, who usurped power in the White Horde. The two legitimate heirs to the throne, Kerei and Zhanibek, call the part of the nomadic tribes to leave the hard ruler. After migrating from the far west of Desht-i-Kipchak to Mogolistan in Zhetysu, they revive their ancient shanyrak Ak Orda, the Kazakh Khanate. The first khan elected a direct descendant of Jochi and Urus Khan, Sultan Kerey. Here it is, the promised land when you can live peacefully and freely. But the enemies are trying to strangle the fragile Kazakh khanate even in the cradle and bloody battles, severe trials, the bitterness of losses and the joy of victories await them.░░░░║► KAZAKHSTAN ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Kazakh
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 14th submission from Kazakhstan
◾ 1st submission for Rustem Abdrashev [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRavneet Sippy ChadhaStarsBrenda WairimuTirath PadamNice GithinjiA free-spirited young girl, in Lamu struggles to live out her unique dream of swimming in the ocean, against local customs and an arranged upper- class marriage. Does Subira have the courage to take her dream on, against all odds?░░░░║► KENYA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Swahili
╚▷ Continent: Africa
◾ 4th submission from Kenya
◾ 1st submission for Ravneet Sippy Chadha [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAntoneta KastratiStarsAdriana MatoshiAstrit KabashiFatmire SahitiHaunted by her long suppressed past and pressured by family to seek treatment from mystical healers for her infertility, a Kosovar woman struggles to reconcile the expectations of motherhood with a legacy of wartime brutality.░░░░║► KOSOVO ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Albanian
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 6th submission from Kosovo
◾ 1st submission for Antoneta Kastrati [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorBekzat PirmatovStarsAlbina ImashevaBaktybek MamytovBolot TentimyshovCentral Asia. A sanatorium called Aurora, is located at the shores of the high mountainous lake Issyk-Kul and the action of the film is taking place in this sanatorium. All happens in one day. The sanatorium serves as a mirror of the whole country, which is a kind of health resort for its population, with its beautiful nature. Sudden break of the balance between time and space leads to the start of the mechanism of fatal processes.░░░░║► KYRGYZSTAN ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Kyrgyz
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 12th submission from Kyrgyzstan
◾ 1st submission for Bekzat Pirmatov [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorDavis Simanis Jr.StarsArturs SkrastinsIlze BlaubergaMatiss KipluksZanis Lipke's family's efforts to save the Jews during World War II and the rise of the child in a tragic historical situation.░░░░║► LATVIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Latvian, German, Yiddish
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 11th submission from Latvia
◾ 1st submission for Davis Simanis Jr. [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorOualid MouanessStarsNadine LabakiMohamad DalliRodrigue SleimanDuring the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, an 11-year-old boy tries to tell a classmate about his crush on her while their teachers try to hide their fear of the conflict.░░░░║► LEBANON ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: nominated
╚▷ Language: Arabic
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 16th submission from Lebanon
◾ 1st submission for Oualid Mouaness [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorKristine BriedeAudrius StonysStarsHerz FrankUldis BraunsIvars SeleckisKristine Briede and Audrius Stonys's meditative documentary essay portrays the less-remembered generation of cinema poets of the Baltic New Wave. With finesse, they push beyond the barriers of the common historiographic investigation in order to achieve a consummate poetic treatment of the ontology of documentary creation.░░░░║► LITHUANIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Hebrew
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 12th submission from Lithuania
◾ 2nd submission for Audrius Stonys [♂] and 1st submission for Kristine Briede [♀]
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Other submitted Films by One of this Directors:
● 2012/85th: Ramin [LITHUANIA]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorSameh ZoabiStarsKais NashifLubna AzabalYaniv BitonSalam is a consultant on a popular Palestinian TV series filmed in Ramallah who rather stupidly runs afoul of an Israeli checkpoint commander who uses his military influence to begin to manipulate Salam and the writing of the show.░░░░║► LUXEMBOURG ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Hebrew, Arabic
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 16th submission from Luxembourg
◾ 1st submission for Sameh Zoabi [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorDian LeeIneza RoussilleStarsMahathir MohamadSiti HasmahWan Azizah Wan IsmailDocuments the 2018 Malaysian General Election, when the Malaysian people, led by a 92-year-old former Prime Minister, overthrew one of the longest ruling governments in the world.░░░░║► MALAYSIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Malay
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 5th submission from Malaysia
◾ 1st submission for Dian Lee [♀] and Ineza Roussille [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorLila AvilésStarsGabriela CartolAgustina QuinciTeresa SánchezA look at the working environment of a chambermaid in one of Mexico City's most luxurious hotels.░░░░║► MEXICO ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish, French
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 52nd submission from Mexico
◾ 1st submission for Lila Avilés [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorErdenebileg GanboldStarsAriunbold E.Enkhtuul G.Tserendagva PurevdorjSet in the first part of the 20th century during the Russian revolution's spill over into the vast majestic lands of Mongolia. This epic story is about family, love, devotion and kinship with one's homeland, told through the experiences of a boy and horse whose extraordinary bond to each other and the land gives them the courage to never give up the quest to find the other after being cruelly separated.░░░░║► MONGOLIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Mongolian, Kazakh, Mandarin, Russian
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 5th submission from Mongolia
◾ 1st submission for Erdenebileg Ganbold [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAndro MartinovicStarsLazar RistovskiTihomir StanicSrdjan GrahovacA triptych set in three different time periods about fathers who find themselves in borderline situations in which one is forced to make a decision among several contradictory choices.░░░░║► MONTENEGRO ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Serbo-Croatian (Variety: Serbian)
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 6th submission from Montenegro
◾ 1st submission for Andro Martinovic [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMaryam TouzaniStarsLubna AzabalNisrin ErradiDouae BelkhaoudaAbla runs a modest local bakery from her home in Casablanca where she lives alone with her 8-year-old daughter, Warda. When Samia, a young pregnant woman, knocks on their door, Abla is far from imagining that her life will change forever.░░░░║► MOROCCO ◄║░░░░
......................................................................................................................
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Arabic
╚▷ Continent: Africa
◾ 15th submission from Morocco
◾ 1st submission for Maryam Touzani [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorBinod PaudelStarsSwastima KhadkaMukunda BhusalDeepak ChhetriA young mother waiting for her husband to be back for years falls in love with a guy while she looks after her paralyzed father-in-law.░░░░║► NEPAL ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Nepali
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 11th submission from Nepal
◾ 1st submission for Binod Paudel [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorHalina ReijnStarsCarice van HoutenMarwan KenzariMarie-Mae van ZuilenIn spite of her expertise and experience, a seasoned psychologist is completely infatuated by the sex offender she is treating in a penal institution.░░░░║► NETHERLANDS ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Dutch
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 53rd submission from Netherlands
◾ 1st submission for Halina Reijn [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorGenevieve NnajiStarsGenevieve NnajiNkem OwohPete EdochieRunning a company can be challenging, especially for a female in a male-dominated industry. Looking to prove her worth, Adaeze steps up to the challenge when health issues force her father to take a step back.░░░░║► NIGERIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Igbo
╚▷ Continent: Africa
◾ 1st submission from Nigeria
◾ 1st submission for Genevieve Nnaji [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorTamara KotevskaLjubomir StefanovStarsHatidze MuratovaNazife MuratovaHussein SamThe last female bee-hunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood.░░░░║► NORTH MACEDONIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Turkish
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 16th submission from North Macedonia
◾ 1st submission for Tamara Kotevska [♀] and Ljubomir Stefanov [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorHans Petter MolandStarsStellan SkarsgårdBjørn FlobergJon RanesA grieving widower moves to the country where a chance encounter rekindles memories from his past.░░░░║► NORWAY ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Norwegian, Swedish
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 41st submission from Norway
◾ 1st submission for Hans Petter Moland [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorKamal KhanStarsMansha PashaAhmed Ali AkbarRashid FarooqiHe's looking for a way out of the city. But his only escape is through a woman looking for revenge.░░░░║► PAKISTAN ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Urdu
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 9th submission from Pakistan
◾ 1st submission for Kamal Khan [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorElia SuleimanStarsElia SuleimanTarik KoptyKareem GhneimFilmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine.░░░░║► PALESTINE ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: French, Arabic
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 12th submission from Palestine
◾ 2nd submission for Elia Suleiman [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 2003/76th: Divine Intervention [PALESTINE]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorArturo MontenegroStarsArantxa de JuanGaby GnazzoJassielThe Ponce family is the perfect family that lives in the quiet mountain town of Bambito, Panama. Federico is a successful father. Carol is the loving mother of three wonderful children. Despite perfect appearances, Federico and Carol share a secret: when they have a date night, they are accompanied by Lizzie - a fun and confident woman who is actually Federico dressed up as a woman. What perhaps began as a fun game, soon becomes Federico's struggle to keep his family together and save his own life when he chooses to undergo gender reassignment surgery in Thailand.░░░░║► PANAMA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 6th submission from Panama
◾ 1st submission for Arturo Montenegro [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAlvaro Delgado AparicioStarsJunior BejarAmiel CayoMagaly SolierSegundo Paucar, wants to become a master story-box maker just like his father to carry on with the family legacy.░░░░║► PERU ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Quechua, Spanish
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 26th submission from Peru
◾ 1st submission for Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRaymund Ribay GutierrezStarsMax EigenmannKristoffer KingJordhen SuanBattered wife Joy stands up for justice against her alcoholic husband Dante in a turmoil process of the justice system.░░░░║► PHILIPPINES ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Tagalog, Filipino
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 30th submission from Philippines
◾ 1st submission for Raymund Ribay Gutierrez [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJan KomasaStarsBartosz BieleniaAleksandra KoniecznaEliza RycembelDaniel experiences a spiritual transformation in a detention center. Although his criminal record prevents him from applying to the seminary, he has no intention of giving up his dream and decides to minister a small-town parish.░░░░║► POLAND ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Polish
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 51st submission from Poland
◾ 1st submission for Jan Komasa [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Directors: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorTiago GuedesStarsAlbano JerónimoSandra FaleiroAna Vilela da CostaThe chronicle of a Portuguese family that owns one of the largest estates in Europe, on the south bank of the River Tagus.░░░░║► PORTUGAL ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Portuguese
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 36th submission from Portugal
◾ 1st submission for Tiago Guedes [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorCorneliu PorumboiuStarsVlad IvanovCatrinel MarlonRodica LazarNot everything is as it seems for Cristi, a policeman who plays both sides of the law. Embarking with the beautiful Gilda on a high-stakes heist, both will have to navigate the twists and turns of corruption, treachery and deception.░░░░║► ROMANIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Romanian
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 35th submission from Romania
◾ 2nd submission for Corneliu Porumboiu [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 2009/82nd: Police, Adjective [ROMANIA]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorKantemir BalagovStarsViktoria MiroshnichenkoVasilisa PerelyginaAndrey Bykov1945, Leningrad. WWII has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.░░░░║► RUSSIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Russian
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 27th submission from Russia
◾ 1st submission for Kantemir Balagov [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorHaifaa Al-MansourStarsMila Al ZahraniDae Al HilaliNora Al AwadA determined young Saudi doctor's surprise run for office in the local city elections sweeps up her family and community as they struggle to accept their town's first female candidate.░░░░║► SAUDI ARABIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Arabic
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 3rd submission from Saudi Arabia
◾ 2nd submission for Haifaa Al-Mansour [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 2013/86th: Wadjda [SAUDI ARABIA]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMati DiopStarsMame Bineta SaneAmadou MbowTraoreIn a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.░░░░║► SENEGAL ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Wolof, French
╚▷ Continent: Africa
◾ 2nd submission from Senegal
◾ 1st submission for Mati Diop [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorPetar RistovskiStarsLazar RistovskiMilan KolakRadovan VujovicKing Petar The First, as a young man is banished from Serbia Many years later, he returns to his country to liberate its people and secure parliamentary democracy and starts the reconstruction of Serbia.░░░░║► SERBIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Serbo-Croatian (Variety: Serbian)
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 27th submission from Serbia
◾ 1st submission for Petar Ristovski [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorSiew Hua YeoStarsPeter YuXiaoyi LiuYue GuoA lonely construction worker from China goes missing at a Singapore land reclamation site, and a sleepless police investigator must put himself in the mind of the migrant to uncover the truth beneath all that sand.░░░░║► SINGAPORE ◄║░░░░
......................................................................................................................
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Mandarin, Bengali
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 13th submission from Singapore
◾ 1st submission for Siew Hua Yeo [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMarko SkopStarsMilan OndríkFrantisek BelesZuzana KonecnáMilan (40) has three children and does construction work in Germany in order to provide for his family in Slovakia. While visiting his home over Christmas he discovers that his eldest son Adam is a member of a para-military youth group. The boy is involved in bullying and the death of a class-mate. The father has to decide what to do. In this process, along with his wife, he comes to discover the real truth about their son, their family, themselves and the community around them.░░░░║► SLOVAKIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Slovak
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 23rd submission from Slovakia
◾ 2nd submission for Marko Škop [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 2016/89th: Eva Nová [SLOVAKIA]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorSonja ProsencStarsDoroteja NadrahKristoffer JonerZita FuscoHearing disabled 17 year old Iva, her older brother and younger sister, has lost her mother in an accident, and the whole family is in agony, not making it easier when she finds out that her mother kept secrets from them.░░░░║► SLOVENIA ◄║░░░░
......................................................................................................................
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Slovenian
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 24th submission from Slovenia
◾ 2nd submission for Sonja Prosenc [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 2015/88th: The Tree [SLOVENIA]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJahmil X.T. QubekaStarsSivuyile NgesiZolisa XaluvaBongile MantsaiAn aging, womanizing professional boxer and his career-criminal brother take one last shot at success and get more than they've bargained for.░░░░║► SOUTH AFRICA ◄║░░░░
......................................................................................................................
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Xhosa
╚▷ Continent: Africa
◾ 16th submission from South Africa
◾ 2nd submission for Jahmil X.T. Qubeka [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 2018/91st: Sew the Winter to My Skin [SOUTH AFRICA]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoLee Sun-kyunCho Yeo-jeongGreed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.░░░░║► SOUTH KOREA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Korean
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 31st submission from South Korea
◾ 2nd submission for Bong Joon-ho [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 2009/82nd: Mother [SOUTH KOREA]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsAntonio BanderasAsier EtxeandiaLeonardo SbaragliaA film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as the past and present come crashing down around him.░░░░║► SPAIN ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 62nd submission from Spain
◾ 7th submission for Pedro Almodóvar [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 1988/61st: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown [SPAIN] ➜ nom
● 1991/64th: High Heels [SPAIN]
● 1995/68th: The Flower of My Secret [SPAIN]
● 1999/72nd: All About My Mother [SPAIN] ➜ won
● 2006/79th: Volver [SPAIN] ➜ short
● 2016/89th: Julieta [SPAIN]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorLevan AkinStarsLevan GelbakhianiBachi ValishviliAna JavakishviliA passionate coming-of-age tale set amidst the conservative confines of modern Tbilisi, the film follows Merab, a competitive dancer who is thrown off balance by the arrival of Irakli, a fellow male dancer with a rebellious streak.░░░░║► SWEDEN ◄║░░░░
......................................................................................................................
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Georgian
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 58th submission from Sweden
◾ 1st submission for Levan Akin [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMichael SteinerStarsJoel BasmanNoémie SchmidtUdo SamelYoung Jewish man bucks orthodox traditions (and mother's meddling) by shaving, shopping outside the faithful, and considering a shiksa for a wife.░░░░║► SWITZERLAND ◄║░░░░
......................................................................................................................
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: German, Yiddish, Hebrew
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 47th submission from Switzerland
◾ 1st submission for Michael Steiner [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorChih-Yen HsuMag HsuStarsRoy ChiuYing-Hsuan HsiehSpark ChenA teenage boy and his mother are further driven apart when they find out that his father's life insurance policy is to be received by his lover.░░░░║► TAIWAN ◄║░░░░
......................................................................................................................
STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Mandarin
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 46th submission from Taiwan
◾ 1st submission for Hsu Chih-Yen [♂] and Mag Hsu [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorSitisiri MongkolsiriStarsPhantira PipityakornOabnithi WiwattanawarangSapol AssawamunkongIn a far-away village, lived an innocent teenage girl, "Sai" who later discovered herself inheriting the curse of "Krasue". At night, her head would detach from her body and hunts for flesh and blood. Villagers are terrified by the deaths of their livestocks and that is when the Krasue hunt begins. "Jerd" a friend joined the hunt with an unknown reason while "Noi", the childhood friend who had just came back to the village decided to stand beside Sai despite knowing the horrifying truth.░░░░║► THAILAND ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Thai
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 27th submission from Thailand
◾ 1st submission for Sitisiri Mongkolsiri [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMohamed Ben AttiaStarsMohamed DhrifMouna MejriZakaria Ben AyyedA Tunisian middle class couple with high hopes for the future of their only son discover he's left to join ISIS in Syria.░░░░║► TUNISIA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Arabic
╚▷ Continent: Africa
◾ 7th submission from Tunisia
◾ 1st submission for Mohamed Ben Attia [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorSemih KaplanogluStarsKubra KipEce YükselUmut KurtAsli, a young mother who is trying to find a nanny to get back to work, finally meets young Gulnihal. Gulnihal is also a mother. With Gulnihal coming into her life, Asli faces her secrets which she has been avoiding herself.░░░░║► TURKEY ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Turkish
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 26th submission from Turkey
◾ 2nd submission for Semih Kaplanoğlu [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 2010/83rd: Honey [TURKEY]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorT. Steve AyenyStarsT. Steve AyenyElizabeth AkulluJoel Okuyo PrynceTwo children (Otti and Aguti) fall in love during the tumultuous Northern Uganda Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency, but are separated when Otti is abducted at the age of 11. While in abduction, he tries to escape back home in vain and gets battered with each futile attempt. So he decides to stay in the bush with the LRA rebels and is soon introduced into the inner command circle of notorious LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony. Despite his concession to notoriety, his love for Aguti remains undeterred. In an attempt to sustain it, Otti write letters to Aguti - who is then attending school at Aboke Girl's school - through the village reverend. Soon enough, the LRA leadership gets wind of the communication and the ruthless captain Brown (high commander of the LRA) decides to attack the village, abducting everyone in it. The rebels also attack Aboke Girls School where Aguti is abducted too. Upon arrival at the rebel camp, the abductees are shown to Kony whose interest falls upon Aguti instantly, ignorant of the relationship between her and Otti. He then forcefully takes her as a wife and she becomes his youngest woman. However, being in the inner circle gets her close to Otti who is coincidentally Kony's favorite and most trusted soldier. Otti is then tasked with the security of Kony's latest wife Aguti - torn between loyalty to the rebel cause and his love for her.░░░░║► UGANDA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: falsely reported in the media as submitted, but rejected by the national Academy Awards committee before submission due to non-fulfillment of minimum technical requirements
╚▷ Language: Acholi, Swahili
╚▷ Continent: Africa
◾ 1st submission from Uganda
◾ 1st submission for T. Steve Ayeny [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorNariman AlievStarsAkhtem SeitablaevRemzi BilyalovDariya BarikhashviliA father and a son from Crimean Tatar family transport the body of deceased older son and brother from Kyiv to bury him in Crimea.░░░░║► UKRAINE ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Ukrainian
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 12th submission from Ukraine
◾ 1st submission for Nariman Aliev [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorChiwetel EjioforStarsChiwetel EjioforMaxwell SimbaFelix LemburoAgainst all the odds, a thirteen-year-old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.░░░░║► UNITED KINGDOM ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Chichewa (also known as Nyanja)
╚▷ Continent: Europe
◾ 17th submission from United Kingdom
◾ 1st submission for Chiwetel Ejiofor [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorFederico VeirojStarsDaniel HendlerDolores FonziLuis MachínSpanning 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.░░░░║► URUGUAY ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 19th submission from Uruguay
◾ 2nd submission for Federico Veiroj [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director:
● 2010/83rd: A Useful Life [URUGUAY]
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorUmid KhamdamovStarsZarina ErgashevaFeruza SaidovaMunavar AbdullayevaA teenage girl longs to move away from her village to live with her mother in the city.░░░░║► UZBEKISTAN ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Uzbek
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 1st submission from Uzbekistan
◾ 1st submission for Umid Khamdamov [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorPatricia OrtegaStarsLucía BedoyaBelkis AvilladaresMaría Elena DuqueA young woman discovers she was submitted to several surgeries to correct her intersexual body as a baby. She has to find her own self outside gender binaries.░░░░║► VENEZUELA ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Spanish
╚▷ Continent: America
◾ 29th submission from Venezuela
◾ 1st submission for Patricia Ortega [♀]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorLe-Van KietStarsVeronica NgoMai Cát ViThanh Nhien PhanWhen her daughter is kidnapped, a desperate yet determined mother treks through her former gang's turf in Saigon to track down the abductors.░░░░║► VIETNAM ◄║░░░░
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STATUS: submitted
╚▷ Language: Vietnamese
╚▷ Continent: Asia
◾ 16th submission from Vietnam
◾ 1st submission for Lê Văn Kiệt [♂]
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Other submitted Films by this Director: none
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