The controversial film by Alex van Warmerdam «Borgman»Will represent the Netherlands in the category of best foreign language film of the Oscar.
The Netherlands he will seek to win what would be his fourth Oscar with this mixture of thriller and black comedy that has garnered very mixed reviews in the past Cannes film festival.
In the past the Netherlands already won the Oscar up to three times, in 1986 Fons Rademakers achieved it with «The assault«, In 1992 it was«Antonia»From Marleen Gorris the ribbon that was made with the statuette and«Character»Gave the Oscar to Mike van Diem in 1997.
"Borgman" is the eighth film by Alex van Warmerdam, a filmmaker who already represented his country in 1992 with his second film "Los norteños."
The tape counts as Camille Borgman, a character that lends itself to various interpretations, could be real or simply a nightmare, breaks into the house of a bourgeois family with three children and a nanny who takes care of them.
It seems that the Netherlands takes a lot of risks with this film since the Hollywood academics they tend to like rather classic dramas.
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