Oscar 89esima edizione: 85 paesi in competizione per il Miglior Film Straniero

Stando alle notizie da poco diffuse in rete, moltissimi sono i paesi in tutto il mondo che hanno presentato una pellicola per competere alla prossima e 89esima edizione degli Academy Awards. Tra questi spicca lo Yemen che, per la prima volta, si propone come concorrente all'interno della categoria di Miglior Film Straniero.

La categoria in questione è stata introdotta all'interno della competizione nel 1956 per il 29° Academy Awards. In occasione del suo 60° anniversario, l'Academy ha creato una playlist completa dei discorsi di accettazione e una galleria dei poster di tutti i vincitori del premio Oscar come Miglior Film Straniero.
L'89° edizione della cerimonia degli Oscar si terrà domenica 26 Febbraio 2017, presso il Dolby Theatre e Hollywood & Highland Center a Hollywood. L'evento sarà trasmesso in diretta sulla rete televisiva ABC negli Stati Uniti e in oltre 225 paesi e territori in tutto il mondo.

Qui di seguito la lista dei film presentati per la categoria di Miglior Film Straniero:

Albania, “Chromium,” Bujar Alimani
Algeria, “The Well,” Lotfi Bouchouchi
Argentina, “The Distinguished Citizen,” Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat
Australia, “Tanna,” Bentley Dean, Martin Butler
Austria, “Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe,” Maria Schrader
Bangladesh, “The Unnamed,” Tauquir Ahmed
Belgium, “The Ardennes,” Robin Pront
Bolivia, “Sealed Cargo,” Julia Vargas Weise
Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Death in Sarajevo,” Danis Tanovic
Brazil, “Little Secret,” David Schurmann
Bulgaria, “Losers,” Ivaylo Hristov
Cambodia, “Before the Fall,” Ian White
Canada, “It’s Only the End of the World,” Xavier Dolan
Chile, “Neruda,” Pablo Larraín
China, “Xuan Zang,” Huo Jianqi
Colombia, “Alias Maria,” José Luis Rugeles
Costa Rica, “About Us,” Hernán Jiménez
Croatia, “On the Other Side,” Zrinko Ogresta
Cuba, “The Companion,” Pavel Giroud
Czech Republic, “Lost in Munich,” Petr Zelenka
Denmark, “Land of Mine,” Martin Zandvliet
Dominican Republic, “Sugar Fields,” Fernando Báez
Ecuador, “Such Is Life in the Tropics,” Sebastián Cordero
Egypt, “Clash,” Mohamed Diab
Estonia, “Mother,” Kadri Kõusaar
Finland, “The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki,” Juho Kuosmanen
France, “Elle,” Paul Verhoeven
Georgia, “House of Others,” Rusudan Glurjidze
Germany, “Toni Erdmann,” Maren Ade
Greece, “Chevalier,” Athina Rachel Tsangari
Hong Kong, “Port of Call,” Philip Yung
Hungary, “Kills on Wheels,” Attila Till
Iceland, “Sparrows,” Rúnar Rúnarsson
India, “Interrogation,” Vetri Maaran
Indonesia, “Letters from Prague,” Angga Dwimas Sasongko
Iran, “The Salesman,” Asghar Farhadi
Iraq, “El Clásico,” Halkawt Mustafa
Israel, “Sand Storm,” Elite Zexer
Italy, “Fire at Sea,” Gianfranco Rosi
Japan, “Nagasaki: Memories of My Son,” Yoji Yamada
Jordan, “3000 Nights,” Mai Masri
Kazakhstan, “Amanat,” Satybaldy Narymbetov
Kosovo, “Home Sweet Home,” Faton Bajraktari
Kyrgyzstan, “A Father’s Will,” Bakyt Mukul, Dastan Zhapar Uulu
Latvia, “Dawn,” Laila Pakalnina
Lebanon, “Very Big Shot,” Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya
Lithuania, “Seneca’s Day,” Kristijonas Vildziunas
Luxembourg, “Voices from Chernobyl,” Pol Cruchten
Macedonia, “The Liberation of Skopje,” Rade Šerbedžija, Danilo Šerbedžija
Malaysia, “Beautiful Pain,” Tunku Mona Riza
Mexico, “Desierto,” Jonás Cuarón
Montenegro, “The Black Pin,” Ivan Marinović
Morocco, “A Mile in My Shoes,” Said Khallaf
Nepal, “The Black Hen,” Min Bahadur Bham
Netherlands, “Tonio,” Paula van der Oest
New Zealand, “A Flickering Truth,” Pietra Brettkelly
Norway, “The King’s Choice,” Erik Poppe
Pakistan, “Mah-e-Mir,” Anjum Shahzad
Palestine, “The Idol,” Hany Abu-Assad
Panama, “Salsipuedes,” Ricardo Aguilar Navarro, Manolito Rodríguez
Peru, “Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes),” Juan Daniel F. Molero
Philippines, “Ma’ Rosa,” Brillante Ma Mendoza
Poland, “Afterimage,” Andrzej Wajda
Portugal, “Letters from War,” Ivo M. Ferreira
Romania, “Sieranevada,” Cristi Puiu
Russia, “Paradise,” Andrei Konchalovsky
Saudi Arabia, “Barakah Meets Barakah,” Mahmoud Sabbagh
Serbia, “Train Driver’s Diary,” Milos Radovic
Singapore, “Apprentice,” Boo Junfeng
Slovakia, “Eva Nová,” Marko Skop
Slovenia, “Houston, We Have a Problem!” Žiga Virc
South Africa, “Call Me Thief,” Daryne Joshua
South Korea, “The Age of Shadows,” Kim Jee-woon
Spain, “Julieta,” Pedro Almodóvar
Sweden, “A Man Called Ove,” Hannes Holm
Switzerland, “My Life as a Zucchini,” Claude Barras
Taiwan, “Hang in There, Kids!” Laha Mebow
Thailand, “Karma,” Kanittha Kwunyoo
Turkey, “Cold of Kalandar,” Mustafa Kara
Ukraine, “Ukrainian Sheriffs,” Roman Bondarchuk
United Kingdom, “Under the Shadow,” Babak Anvar
Uruguay, “Breadcrumbs,” Manane Rodríguez
Venezuela, “From Afar,” Lorenzo Vigas
Vietnam, “Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass,” Victor Vu
Yemen, “I Am Nojoom, Age 10 and Divorced,” Khadija Al-Salami