Six more countries have been made known that were included in the preselection to the Oscar de Best Foreign Language Film, It is China, Albania, Azerbaiyán, Chad, Indonesia y Moldova.
Finally, there will be 76 films that participate in the category, thus surpassing the record that was established last year when 71 countries were presented.
China presents itself to the Oscar with «back to 1942«, A film that tells the story of the deadly drought that in 1942 had terrible consequences on the Henan province, in central China, during its war against Japan.
Albania presents this year to the category the film «Agon"To Robert Budin, a film that was present at the Chicago International Film Festival and the last Saint Petersburg Festival and that tells the life of two Albanian brothers who seek to integrate in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, there one of them will start working for a mafia that traffics in human beings.
«Steppe man"To Samil Aliev It will be the film that represents Azerbaijan in the category of best foreign language film this year. The film tells the story of a man who lives as a hermit in the Steppe and whose life will change a young woman from the city he meets.
Chad will seek the nomination with the new film of Mahamat-Saleh Haroun «Gray-gray«, A film that participated in the official section of the last edition of the Cannes Film Festival and that tells the story of a boy who dreams of being a dancer despite having a paralysis in one leg, but who has to abandon his dream when his uncle falls ill and having to work for some gasoline dealers to take care of him.
Indonesia will try to become a candidate for the statuette with «Sang kiai"To Rako Prijanto, a film that tells the story of Hasyim Asy'ari, founder and main spiritual leader of Nahdatul Ulama.
Moldova will try their luck with «All God's Children"To Adrian Popovici, the story of a couple who lost their son in an accident intersects with that of a woman who has to sell her son forced by a pimp.
None of these five countries have ever been nominated at the Academy Awards, so they will be looking to make history this year.
More information - Oscar preselection for best foreign language film