Afghanistan will seek its first nomination for the Oscar with the tape of jamshid mahmoudi "A Few Cubic Meters of Love."
Up to nine times the Middle Eastern country has submitted a film to the shortlist for best non-English speaking film without ever getting the nomination.
The closest Afghanistan came to getting the nomination for the Hollywood Academy AwardIt was in 2003 when the country presented "Osama", a film that was not finally among the candidates for the Oscar but that instead won the Golden Globe for the best foreign film.
This year he will try his luck again with "A Few Cubic Meters of Love", "Chand Meter Moka'ab Eshgh»In its original title, the debut of its director Jamshid Mahmoudi.
The film is co-produced by Afghanistan e IranAlthough it has not yet been released in the neighboring country, the rules of the Hollywood Academy allow it to be presented to the Oscars for Afghanistan.
«A Few Cubic Meters of Love»Tells the story of de Saber, a young Iranian worker who secretly meets Marona, the daughter of an Afghan worker. Between them will emerge a love story in the middle of a desolate environment, that of a Tehran factory where Afghan immigrants living with their families in landfills and shacks in nearby neighborhoods are illegally employed.
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