Sweden, Finland and South Africa make their picks for the Oscars

Posted by editor@vimooz.com on September 18, 2009 under Academy award, Foreign Film | Comments are off for this article

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France, Finland and South Africa have selected their submission for the foreign language Oscar this year.

France will send Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet, the winner of the Grand Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and currently screening at the Toronto Film Festival.

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Sony believes in “A Prophet”

Posted by editor@vimooz.com on May 23, 2009 under Film Festival, Foreign Film | Comments are off for this article

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Sony Pictures Classics will distribute “A Prophet,” now screening in competition at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. “A Prophet” has topped various critics polls, making it a favorite to win the coveted Palme d’Or trophy.

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The French-Arabic-Corsican-language thriller, directed by Jacques Audiard is set in a prison, where 19-year-old inmate Malik (played by Tahar Rahim) is tested by a Corsican gang and learns to survive.

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