Sono ben 87 le opere, per 87 Paesi, ad aver intrapreso la lunga strada verso la candidatura all’Oscar 2018 come Miglior Film Straniero.
Di queste solo 5 arriveranno riusciranno ad accedere alla cerimonia che si terrà a il 24 febbraio 2019 al Dolby Theatre di Los Angeles.
L’Italia ha designato come suo rappresentante Dogman di Matteo Garrone, la scelta più concreta dopo il grande successo a Cannes che ha portato Marcello Fonte a vincere il Prix d’interprétation masculine.
Il nostro Paese dovrà vedersela con avversari di grande valore, dal vincitore della Palma d’Oro Un Affare di Famiglia di Hirokazu Kore’eda a Roma di Alfonso Cuarón, premiato alla Mostra del Cinema di Venezia con il Leone d’Oro.
Il 22 gennaio 2019 l’Academy annuncerà le nomination e solo allora sapremo chi arriverà a contendersi l’Oscar.
Qui di seguito la lista in ordine alfabetico per Paese:
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Afghanistan, “Rona Azim’s Mother,” Jamshid Mahmoudi, director
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Algeria, “Until the End of Time,” Yasmine Chouikh, director
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Argentina, “El Ángel,” Luis Ortega, director
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Armenia, “Spitak,” Alexander Kott, director
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Australia, “Jirga,” Benjamin Gilmour, director
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Austria, “The Waldheim Waltz,” Ruth Beckermann, director
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Bangladesh, “No Bed of Roses,” Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, director
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Belarus, “Crystal Swan,” Darya Zhuk, director
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Belgium, “Girl,” Lukas Dhont, director
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Bolivia, “The Goalkeeper,” Rodrigo “Gory” Patiño, director
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Never Leave Me,” Aida Begić, director
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Brazil, “The Great Mystical Circus,” Carlos Diegues, director
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Bulgaria, “Omnipresent,” Ilian Djevelekov, director
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Cambodia, “Graves without a Name,” Rithy Panh, director
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Canada, “Family Ties,” Sophie Dupuis, director
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Chile, “…And Suddenly the Dawn,” Silvio Caiozzi, director
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China, “Hidden Man,” Jiang Wen, director
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Colombia, “Birds of Passage,” Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra, directors
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Costa Rica, “Medea,” Alexandra Latishev, director
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Croatia, “The Eighth Commissioner,” Ivan Salaj, director
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Czech Republic, “Winter Flies,” Olmo Omerzu, director
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Denmark, “The Guilty,” Gustav Möller, director;
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Dominican Republic, “Cocote,” Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias, director
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Ecuador, “A Son of Man,” Jamaicanoproblem, director
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Egypt, “Yomeddine,” A.B. Shawky, director
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Estonia, “Take It or Leave It,” Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo, director
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Finland, “Euthanizer,” Teemu Nikki, director
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France, “Memoir of War,” Emmanuel Finkiel, director
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Georgia, “Namme,” Zaza Khalvashi, director
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Germany, “Never Look Away,” Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, director
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Greece, “Polyxeni,” Dora Masklavanou, director
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Hong Kong, “Operation Red Sea,” Dante Lam, director
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Hungary, “Sunset,” László Nemes, director
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Iceland, “Woman at War,” Benedikt Erlingsson, director
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India, “Village Rockstars,” Rima Das, director
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Indonesia, “Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts,” Mouly Surya, director
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Iran, “No Date, No Signature,” Vahid Jalilvand, director;
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Iraq, “The Journey,” Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji, director;
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Israel, “The Cakemaker,” Ofir Raul Graizer, director;
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Italy, “Dogman,” Matteo Garrone, director;
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Japan, “Shoplifters,” Hirokazu Kore-eda, director;
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Kazakhstan, “Ayka,” Sergey Dvortsevoy, director;
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Kenya, “Supa Modo,” Likarion Wainaina, director;
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Kosovo, “The Marriage,” Blerta Zeqiri, director;
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Latvia, “To Be Continued,” Ivars Seleckis, director;
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Lebanon, “Capernaum,” Nadine Labaki, director;
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Lithuania, “Wonderful Losers: A Different World,” Arunas Matelis, director;
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Luxembourg, “Gutland,” Govinda Van Maele, director;
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Macedonia, “Secret Ingredient,” Gjorce Stavreski, director;
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Malawi, “The Road to Sunrise,” Shemu Joyah, director;
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Mexico, “Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón, director;
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Montenegro, “Iskra,” Gojko Berkuljan, director;
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Morocco, “Burnout,” Nour-Eddine Lakhmari, director;
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Nepal, “Panchayat,” Shivam Adhikari, director;
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Netherlands, “The Resistance Banker,” Joram Lürsen, director;
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New Zealand, “Yellow Is Forbidden,” Pietra Brettkelly, director;
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Niger, “The Wedding Ring,” Rahmatou Keïta, director;
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Norway, “What Will People Say,” Iram Haq, director;
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Pakistan, “Cake,” Asim Abbasi, director;
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Palestine, “Ghost Hunting,” Raed Andoni, director;
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Panama, “Ruben Blades Is Not My Name,” Abner Benaim, director;
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Paraguay, “The Heiresses,” Marcelo Martinessi, director;
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Peru, “Eternity,” Oscar Catacora, director;
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Philippines, “Signal Rock,” Chito S. Roño, director;
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Poland, “Cold War,” Pawel Pawlikowski, director;
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Portugal, “Pilgrimage,” João Botelho, director;
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Romania, “I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians,” Radu Jude, director;
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Russia, “Sobibor,” Konstantin Khabensky, director;
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Serbia, “Offenders,” Dejan Zecevic, director;
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Singapore, “Buffalo Boys,” Mike Wiluan, director;
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Slovakia, “The Interpreter,” Martin Šulík, director;
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Slovenia, “Ivan,” Janez Burger, director;
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South Africa, “Sew the Winter to My Skin,” Jahmil X.T. Qubeka, director;
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South Korea, “Burning,” Lee Chang-dong, director;
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Spain, “Champions,” Javier Fesser, director;
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Sweden, “Border,” Ali Abbasi, director;
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Switzerland, “Eldorado,” Markus Imhoof, director;
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Taiwan, “The Great Buddha+,” Hsin-Yao Huang, director;
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Thailand, “Malila The Farewell Flower,” Anucha Boonyawatana, director;
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Tunisia, “Beauty and the Dogs,” Kaouther Ben Hania, director;
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Turkey, “The Wild Pear Tree,” Nuri Bilge Ceylan, director;
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Ukraine, “Donbass,” Sergei Loznitsa, director;
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United Kingdom, “I Am Not a Witch,” Rungano Nyoni, director;
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Uruguay, “Twelve-Year Night,” Álvaro Brechner, director;
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Venezuela, “The Family,” Gustavo Rondón Córdova, director;
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Vietnam, “The Tailor,” Buu Loc Tran, Kay Nguyen, directors;
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Yemen, “10 Days before the Wedding,” Amr Gamal, director.