Foreign Oscar submissions 2023
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- DirectorArdit SadikuStarsAlexander GrudaMarjana GrudaMarjan KolaIn 1990, a mechanic in Albania named Alexander Gruda undertook one of the most daring feats in recent human history. After being fired by the navy for dissidence, he hijacked a warship in order to gain freedom for himself and his family.
- DirectorRodrigo MorenoStarsDaniel ElíasEsteban BigliardiMargarita MolfinoBank employee Morán schemes to steal enough money to never work again, then confess and serve prison time while his colleague hides the cash. Soon under investigative pressure, accomplice Román meets a woman who transforms him forever.
- DirectorMichael A. GoorjianStarsMichael A. GoorjianHovik KeuchkerianNelli UvarovaCharlie escapes the Armenian genocide as a boy by fleeing to the United States, but he returns as an adult and is arrested. He watches an Armenian couple from his prison cell, finally learning about his homeland.
- DirectorNoora NiasariStarsLeah PurcellZar Amir EbrahimiMojean AriaA young Iranian mother and her six-year-old daughter find refuge in an Australian women's shelter during the two weeks of the Iranian New Year (Nowruz).
- DirectorSteffy ArgelichStarsNicole WallaceAlejandro Castro AriasMarta TornéA young lawyer arrives on a island in Spain with a weight on his conscience that is about to drive him to suicide. The encounter with a young teenager discovering sexuality will first reveal her vulnerabilities and finally her cynicism.
- DirectorMohammad Rabby MridhaStarsPriyam ArchiRocky ChowduryDeepanwita MartinSet in the backdrop of the scathing consequences of climate change, an impoverished ambulance driver Saiful staggers between two wives while he sets out on a bone-tired journey of moral decay, murder, deception, and social bashing.
- DirectorBalojiStarsMarc ZingaYves-Marina GnahouaMarcel Otete KabeyaAfter spending years in Belgium, a young Congolese man returns to his birthplace of Kinshasa to confront the intricacies of his family and culture.
- DirectorPawo Choyning DorjiStarsTandin WangchukTandin PhubzKelsang ChoejayAn American travels into Bhutan in search of a valuable antique rifle and crosses paths with a young monk who wanders through the serene mountains, instructed by his teacher to make things right again.
- DirectorMartín BoulocqStarsEnrique AraozCésar TroncosoMirella PascualAn ex-convict returns home in search of a new life and a chance to reconnect with his estranged young daughter, only to be met with resistance from his father-in-law - an influential pastor in the Evangelical community in town.
- DirectorUna GunjakStarsAsja Zara LagumdzijaMaja IzetbegovicNadja SpahoA teenage girl's seemingly little lie leads her into a storm of expectations, condemnation, and social dogmas.
- DirectorKleber Mendonça FilhoStarsSonia BragaSeverino CavalcantiTony CurtisDowntown Recife's classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspects of life in society which have been lost. And that's just part of the story.
- DirectorStephan KomandarevStarsEli SkorchevaGerasim GeorgievRozalia AbgarianA teacher falls victim to a phone scam that robs her of her life savings, then realizes that there is no way to get the money back. The tables then turn as cash begins rolling in as she transforms into a scammer herself.
- DirectorApolline TraoréStarsNafisatou CisseMike DanonLazare MinoungouAfter a brutal attack, a young nomad named Sira refuses to surrender to her fate without a fight and instead takes a stand against Islamist terror.
- DirectorEnah JohnscottStarsSyndy EmadeN.R. SeehoferChidi MokemeA revelatory encounter between an Evangelist sent on a mission and a prostitute.
- DirectorZayne AkyolA camera aboard a drone flies over a territory. The aerial images show barren landscapes, dotted with shabby houses, animals and a few human figures. We scarcely have time to wonder where we are when a text appears on the screen directly addressing the viewer: we are in Syrian Kurdistan, liberated from the occupation of the Islamic State, whose jihadist members are currently in prison. The woman who speaks has been given permission to question them; about their ideas, their past and the future. The Kurdish filmmaker Zaynê Akyol, who made a great impression on the Visions du Réel audience in 2016 with GULÎSTAN, LAND OF ROSES, shows towards them dialectic behaviour typical of those who want to understand before they pass sentence. Their stories thus take shape, framed by a mise en scène that shifts between words, faces and aerial views of the landscape. An unexpected look at a far-reaching current political issue and a film whose subject matter and rhythm create an impressive cinematographic object.
- DirectorFelipe Gálvez HaberleStarsMark StanleyCamilo ArancibiaBenjamin WestfallIn Chile in 1901, three horseman are paid to protect a vast estate. Accompanying a British soldier and an American mercenary is a mixed-race sniper, who realizes that his true mission is to kill the indigenous population.
- DirectorFrant GwoStarsJing WuYi ShaYanmanzi ZhuHumans built huge engines on the surface of the earth to find a new home. But the road to the universe is perilous. In order to save earth, young people once again have to step forward to start a race against time for life and death.
- DirectorFabian HernándezStarsDilan Felipe Ramírez EspitiaJesus Alberto CueroDiego Alexander MayorgaCarlos lives in a youth shelter in the center of Bogota, a kind of refuge trying to mitigate the harshness of life. Its Christmas and Carlos longs to spend the day with his mother and sister, who are lost in the spiral of urban violence. As he leaves the shelter, Carlos is confronted with the rigor of the streets in his neighborhood, where the law of the strongest, the alfa 'macho', rules. As he seeks for a family reunion, Carlos must show he can be one of them. While deep inside him, he must face decisions, contradicting these expressions of masculinity.
- DirectorValentina MaurelStarsDaniela Marín NavarroReinaldo AmienVivian RodriguezEva a 16-year-old girl lives with her mother, her younger sister and their cat, but wants to move in with her estranged father. Clinging onto him, she tries to balance between the tenderness and sensitivity of teenage life.
- DirectorDubravka TuricStarsMarija SkaricicNiksa ButijerLana BaricAfter the death of her father, anthropologist Ana experiences an identity crisis, finding herself the last surviving member of a once big family. Her research on ancient symbols begins to bleed into her new life until the traces she now follows slowly unravel a portal to her future.
- DirectorFernando PérezStarsJosé Raúl CastroIsabel SantosLaura De la UzNelsito, a 16-year-old autistic boy, runs away from home but is the victim of a car accident. While everyone is worried about him, he records every detail of his imagination, telling us about the dark and hidden side of those around him.
- DirectorTomas MasinStarsOskar HesJan NedbalAdam ErnestAdaptation of controversial real-life story from the 1950s.
- DirectorNikolaj ArcelStarsMads MikkelsenAmanda CollinSimon BennebjergThe story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.
- DirectorDavid MalerStarsNashla BogaertElizabeth ChahinRicharson DíazHarmony falls apart between 7 friends at a private dinner during the pandemic lock-down.
- DirectorOmar HilalStarsMuhammad FarragNilli KarimBayoumi FouadBased on an incredible true story. A man fakes blindness to swindle into his dream of leaving his home country Egypt, and living in Europe. He joins a team of blind footballers bound for Poland.