Among the films shortlisted for the Oscar of Best Foreign Language Film, the critics especially highlight the Russian film «Leviathan«.
Critics are unanimous with the film Andrei Zvyagintsev, winner of the award for best screenplay at the last Cannes Film Festival.
Other films that have been very popular among critics have been «Two days, one night»(« Deux tours, une nuit ») by the Dardenne brothers and«going»By Pavel Pawlikowski.
The Spanish film «Living is easy with closed eyes»By David Trueba, who seems to have options for the Oscar.
Critically Rated Tapes
Israel: "Gett, The Trial of Viviane Amsalem" by Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz (100% on Rotten Tomatoes and not rated on Metacritic) *
India: "Liar's Dice" by Geethu Mohandas (100% on Rotten Tomatoes and not rated on Metacritic) *
Georgia: George Ovashvili's "Corn Island" (100% on Rotten Tomatoes and not rated on Metacritic) *
Finland: Pirjo Honkasalo's "Concrete Night" (100% on Rotten Tomatoes and not rated on Metacritic) *
Russia: "Leviathan" by Andrei Zvyagintsev (100% on Rotten Tomatoes and 99 on Metacritic)
Belgium: "Two days, one night" by Jean Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne (96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 92 on Metacritic)
Portugal: “E Agora? Lembra-me ”by Joaquim Pinto (100% on Rotten Tomatoes and 86 on Metacritic) *
Poland: "Ida" by Pavel Pawlikowski (95% on Rotten Tomatoes and 89 on Metacritic)
Australia: "Charlie's Country" by Rolf de Heer (92% on Rotten Tomatoes and not rated on Metacritic)
Spain: "Living is easy with your eyes closed" by David Trueba (100% on Rotten Tomatoes and 83 on Metacritic)
Sweden: "Turist (Force Majeure)" by Ruben Östlund (96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 85 on Metacritic)
Latvia: "Rocks in My Pockets" by Signe Baumane (100% on Rotten Tomatoes and 78 on Metacritic)
Hungary: "White God" by Kornél Mundruczó (100% on Rotten Tomatoes and 78 on Metacritic) *
Mauritania: "Timbuktu" by Abderrahmane Sissako (88% on Rotten Tomatoes and 87 on Metacritic)
Argentina: «Wild Tales» by Damián Szifrón (92% on Rotten Tomatoes and 83 on Metacritic)
Philippines: "Norte, The End of History" by Lav Díaz (92% on Rotten Tomatoes and 81 on Metacritic)
Canada: "Mommy" by Xavier Dolan (89% on Rotten Tomatoes and 81 on Metacritic)
Italy: "Il capitale umano" by Paolo Virzì (83% on Rotten Tomatoes and not rated on Metacritic)
Brazil: “Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho” by Daniel Ribeiro (100% on Rotten Tomatoes and 63 on Metacritic)
Turkey: "Winter Sleep" by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (73% on Rotten Tomatoes and 83 on Metacritic)
Norway: "1001 Grams" by Bent Hamer (75% on Rotten Tomatoes and not rated on Metacritic) *
Germany: Dominik Graf's "Beloved Sisters" (75% on Rotten Tomatoes and 71 on Metacritic) *
South Korea: Shim Sung-bo's "Haemoo" (67% on Rotten Tomatoes and not rated on Metacritic) *
Hong Kong: Ann Hui's "The Golden Era" (67% on Rotten Tomatoes and 60 on Metacritic)
France: "Saint Laurent" by Bertrand Bonello (55% on Rotten Tomatoes and 51 on Metacritic)
Ethiopia: "Difret" by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari (50% on Rotten Tomatoes and not rated on Metacritic) *
Romania: "Japanase Dog" by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu (50% on Rotten Tomatoes and not rated on Metacritic) *
Mexico: "Cantinflas" by Sebastián del Amo (29% on Rotten Tomatoes and 45 on Metacritic)
New Zealand: "The Dead Lands" by Toa Fraser (25% on Rotten Tomatoes and not rated on Metacritic) *
Taiwan: Midi Z's "Ice Poison" (0% on Rotten Tomatoes and not rated on Metacritic)
Austria: Andreas Prochaska's "The Dark Valley" (0% on Rotten Tomatoes and not rated on Metacritic)
* With less than 10 evaluations
No critical ratings
Afghanistan: "A Few Cubic Meters of Love" by Jamshid Mahmoudi
Azerbaijan: "Nabat" by Elchin Musaoglu
Bangladesh: "Glow of the Firefly" by Khalid Mahmud Mithu
Bolivia: «Forgotten» by Carlos Bolado
Bosnia: "With Mom" by Faruk Loncarevic
Bulgaria: "Bulgarian Rhapsody" by Ivan Nitchev
Chile: "Killing a man" by Alejandro Fernández
China: "The Nightingale" by Philippe Muyl
Colombia: «Mateo» by María Gamboa
Costa Rica: »Red Princesses» by Laura Astorga
Croatia: Tomislav Mrsic's "Cowboys"
Cuba: «Conduct» by Ernesto Daranas
Denmark: "Sorrow and Joy" by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein
Ecuador: "Silence in the Land of Dreams" by Tito Molina
Egypt: "The Factory Girl" by Mohamed Khan
Slovakia: "A Step into the Dark" by Miloslav Luther
Slovenia: "Seduce Me" by Marko Šantic
Estonia: "Tangerines" by Zaza Urushadze
Greece: "Little England" by Pantelis Voulgaris
Indonesia: "Soekarno" by Hanung Bramantyo
Iraq: "Mardan" by Batin Ghobadi
Iran: "Today" by Reza Mirkarimi
Ireland: "The Gift" by Tommy Collins
Iceland: "Life in a Fishbowl" by Baldvin Zophoníasson
Japan: "The Light Shines Only There" by Mipo Oh
Kyrgyzstan: "Kurmanjan Datka, Queen of the mountains" by Sadyk Sher-Niyaz
Kosovo: "Three Windows and a Hanging" by Isa Qosja
Lebanon: "Ghadi" by Amin Dora
Lithuania: "The Gambler" by Ignas Jonynas
Luxembourg: "Never Die Young" by Pol Cruchten
Macedonia: "To the hilt" by Stole Popov
Malta: "Simshar" by Rebecca Cremona
Morocco: "The Red Moon" by Hassan Benjelloun
Moldova: «The Unsaved» by Igor Cobileanski
Montenegro: "Boys from Marx and Engels Street" by Nikola Vukcevic
Nepal: "Jhola" by Yadav Kumar Batthari
Netherlands: "Accused" by Paula van der Oest
Pakistan: "Dukhtar" by Afia Nathaniel
Palestine: "Eyes of a Thief" by Najwa Najjar
Panama: "Invasion" by Abner Benaim
Peru: "The Gospel of the Flesh" by Eduardo Mendoza de Echave
UK: Nihat Seven's "Little Hapiness"
Czech Republic: "Fair Play" by Andrea Sedlackova
Dominican Republic: «Cristo Rey» by Leticia Tonos
Serbia: «See you in Montenegro» by Dragan Bjelogrlic
Singapore: "My Beloved Dearest" Sanif Olek
South Africa: "Elelwani" from Ntshavheni wa Luruli
Switzerland: "The Circle" by Stefan Haupt
Thailand: "The Teacher's Diary" by Nithiwat Tharathorn
Ukraine: "The Guide" by Oles Sanin
Uruguay: «Mr. Kaplan »by Álvaro Brechner
Venezuela: "Liberator" by Alberto Arvelo