Two more countries sign up for the preselection of best foreign language film, is United Kingdom y Switzerland.
The UK has done it with a tape shot in the Philippines called «M»That being shot in Filipino allows them to be presented in this category that limits the country so much, since the vast majority of films are obviously shot in English.
Despite this, the British have appeared up to eleven times to the Academy Awards in this section, getting two nominations so far.
"Metro Manila" by Sean Ellis tells the story of a man who, along with his family, moves from the rice fields of the northern Philippines to the city in search of a better life and finds work driving armored trucks, a dangerous job that has a high rate of mortality.
This British film is endorsed by the Festival the Sundance, where he won the Audience Award in the World Cinema section.
It won't be the first time Sean Ellis has fought for him OscarIn 2006 he was already nominated for the best short film with his film "Cashback."
For its part, Switzerland has decided to bet on a documentary to try to win its third Oscar, after those achieved in 1984 with "Dangerous moves" and in 1990 with "Journey of Hope".
This year Switzerland presents «More than honey»A documentary about bees that he directs Markus Imhoof and that it has won the award for best documentary film at both the German and Swiss awards.
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