2017 Submissions for Best International Feature
Afterimage
(Powidoki)
In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social realism.
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- Poland • 2016
- Director Andrzej Wajda
- Cast Bogusław Linda, Aleksandra Justa, Bronisława Zamachowska, Zofia Wichłacz, Krzysztof Pieczyński
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Freevee, Plex, Plex Player
Apprentice
A young correctional officer must face past trauma and ethical challenges as he bonds with the prison's chief executioner.
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- Singapore, Germany, France • 2016
- Director Boo Junfeng
- Cast Fir Rahman, Wan Hanafi Su, Mastura Ahmad, Boon Pin Koh, Nickson Cheng
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Freevee, Kanopy
Barakah Meets Barakah
(بركة يقابل بركة)
A laid-back civil servant and a wealthy video blogger struggle to make it as a modern couple amid strict Saudi social conventions.
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- Saudi Arabia • 2016
- Director Mahmoud Sabbagh
- Cast Hisham Fageeh, Fatima Al-Banawi, Sami Hifny, Khairia Nazmi, Abdulmajeed Al-Ruhaidi
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Call Me Thief
(Noem My Skollie)
Everyone has gift. Some gifts are harder to find.
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- South Africa • 2016
- Director Daryne Joshua
- Cast Dann-Jaques Mouton, Christian Bennett, Gantane Gwane Kusch, Gershwin Mias, David Manuel, Sandi Schultz
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Topic, Topic Apple TV Channel, Amazon Video, Freevee
Clash
(إشتباك)
Conflict is on the inside.
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- Egypt, France • 2016
- Director Mohamed Diab
- Cast Nelly Karim, Hani Adel, Mohamed El Sebaii, Tarek Abdel Aziz, Hosny Sheta, Ahmed Dash
- Genre Thriller, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
Death in Sarajevo
(Smrt u Sarajevu)
The manager of a luxury hotel prepares to welcome an important guest, but the hotel staff have other ideas.
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- France, Bosnia and Herzegovina • 2016
- Director Danis Tanović
- Cast Izudin Bajrović, Snežana Vidović, Jacques Weber, Vedrana Božinović, Muhamed Hadžović, Faketa Salihbegović
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Elle
A businesswoman decides not to report her assault by a masked intruder due to her past experience with police.
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- France, Germany, Belgium • 2016
- Director Paul Verhoeven
- Cast Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny, Charles Berling, Virginie Efira, Judith Magre
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Fire at Sea
(Fuocoammare)
More than 17,000 people were reported to have died trying to cross the Mediterranean in the last 15 years...
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- Italy, France • 2016
- Director Gianfranco Rosi
- Cast Samuele Pucillo, Mattias Cucina, Samuele Caruana, Pietro Bartolo, Giuseppe Fragapane
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
Houston, We Have a Problem!
A film blending fact and fiction about Yugoslavia and the Yugoslav Space Program.
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- Slovenia, Croatia, Germany • 2016
- Director Žiga Virc
- Cast Josip Broz Tito, Slavoj Žižek, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
It's Only the End of the World
(Juste la fin du monde)
A man returns home after 12 years to tell his family that he is dying.
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- Canada, France • 2016
- Director Xavier Dolan
- Cast Nathalie Baye, Vincent Cassel, Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux, Gaspard Ulliel, Antoine Desrochers
- Genre Drama
- Available on The Roku Channel
Julieta
This is my life --- it is for you.
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- Spain • 2016
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Emma Suárez, Adriana Ugarte, Daniel Grao, Inma Cuesta, Darío Grandinetti, Michelle Jenner
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Kills on Wheels
(Tiszta szívvel)
A refreshing twist on the gangster genre featuring handicapped hitmen for hire.
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- Hungary • 2016
- Director Attila Till
- Cast Thuróczy Szabolcs, Zoltán Fenyvesi, Adám Fekete, Dusán Vitanovics, Lídia Danis
- Genre Action, Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
Mother
(Ema)
In a tight-knit town in Estonia, locals are abuzz with rumors about who shot Lauri, now comatose, and why.
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- Estonia • 2016
- Director Kadri Kõusaar
- Cast Tiina Mälberg, Andres Tabun, Andres Noormets, Siim Maaten, Jaan Pehk
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on No streaming locations found.
My Life as a Zucchini
(Ma vie de courgette)
A stop-motion tale of loss, friendship, and young love.
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- Switzerland, France • 2016
- Director Claude Barras
- Cast Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz, Raul Ribera
- Genre Animation, Drama, Family
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Neruda
A renowned poet. An unknown inspector. A legendary manhunt.
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- Chile, Argentina, France • 2016
- Director Pablo Larraín
- Cast Gael García Bernal, Luis Gnecco, Mercedes Morán, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Diego Muñoz, Alejandro Goic
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Player
On the Other Side
(S one strane)
Vesna receives an unexpected call that threatens to unravel a secret that she has been hiding for 20 years.
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- Croatia, Serbia • 2016
- Director Zrinko Ogresta
- Cast Ksenija Marinković, Lazar Ristovski, Tihana Lazović, Robert Budak, Toni Šestan
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Paradise
(Рай)
The paths of a French resistance fighter, a French-Nazi collaborator, and a German SS officer cross inextricably during WWII.
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- Russia, Germany • 2016
- Director Andrei Konchalovsky
- Cast Yuliya Vysotskaya, Philippe Duquesne, Viktor Sukhorukov, Vera Voronkova, Jakob Diehl, Christian Clauss
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Sand Storm
(Sufat Chol)
When Jalila's husband marries a second woman, Jalila and her daughter's worlds are shattered.
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- Israel, Germany, France • 2016
- Director Elite Zexer
- Cast Lamis Ammar, Ruba Blal, Hitham Omari, Shaden Kanboura, Khadija Al Akel, Jalal Masrwa
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Sieranevada
On the anniversary of his father’s death, a neurologist and his family end up quarreling about all manner of things.
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- Romania, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina • 2016
- Director Cristi Puiu
- Cast Mimi Brănescu, Eugenia Bosânceanu, Marian Rîlea, Rolando Matsangos, Judith State, Mirela Apostu
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
(Vor der Morgenröte)
In 1936, the Jewish writer Stefan Zweig flees Nazi Germany for Brazil, and falls in love with a new country.
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- Austria, Germany, France • 2016
- Director Maria Schrader
- Cast Josef Hader, Barbara Sukowa, Aenne Schwarz, Matthias Brandt, Charly Hübner
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Kanopy
The Age of Shadows
(밀정)
An exhilarating tactical battle between Korean resistance fighters and the Japanese government in 1920s Korea.
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- Korea • 2016
- Director Kim Jee-woon
- Cast Song Kang-ho, Gong Yoo, Han Ji-min, Shingo Tsurumi, Um Tae-goo, Shin Sung-rok
- Genre Action, Drama, Thriller
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Classic
(El Clásico)
Two Kurdish little people go on an adventure to meet Christiano Ronaldo.
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- Norway, Iraq • 2016
- Director Halkawt Mustafa
- Cast Ahmed Adel, Wrya Ahmed, Dana Ahmes, Marmar Alhilali, Kamaran Raoof, Rozhin Sharifi
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
(Hymyilevä mies)
Olli Mäki has a shot at the world championship title in featherweight boxing, but there's a problem - he's fallen in love with Raija.
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- Finland, Sweden, Germany • 2016
- Director Juho Kuosmanen
- Cast Jarkko Lahti, Oona Airola, Eero Milonoff, Joanna Haartti, Joonas Saartamo
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Vudu
The King's Choice
(Kongens nei)
One king’s decision changes the course of history forever.
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- Norway • 2016
- Director Erik Poppe
- Cast Jesper Christensen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Karl Markovics, Tuva Novotny, Arthur Hakalahti, Svein Tindberg
- Genre Action, Drama, War
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Viaplay, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Player
The Liberation of Skopje
(Ослободување на Скопје)
In Skopje, eleven-year-old Zoran witnesses both the horrors of World War II and the local resistance to German occupation.
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- Macedonia, Croatia, Finland • 2016
- Director Rade Šerbedžija, Danilo Šerbedžija
- Cast Rade Šerbedžija, Silvija Stojanovska, Nebojša Glogovac, Mikko Nousiainen, Lucija Šerbedžija
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Salesman
(فروشنده)
Emad and Rana move into a new flat, but an incident with the previous tenant dramatically changes their life.
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- Iran, France • 2016
- Director Asghar Farhadi
- Cast Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Babak Karimi, Mina Sadati, Mehdi Koushki, Farid Sajjadi Hosseini
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Freevee
Toni Erdmann
In this absurdist tale of estrangement, a practical joker visits his workaholic daughter in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.
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- Germany, Austria, Monaco • 2016
- Director Maren Ade
- Cast Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn, Thomas Loibl, Trystan Pütter, Ingrid Bisu
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Tonio
Two parents face an unimaginable loss.
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- Netherlands • 2016
- Director Paula van der Oest
- Cast Pierre Bokma, Chris Peters, Rifka Lodeizen, Stefanie van Leersum, Beppie Melissen
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Train Driver's Diary
(Dnevnik mašinovođe)
A retiring train driver thinks back on all the people he unintentionally killed over the course of his career.
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- Serbia, Croatia • 2016
- Director Miloš Radović
- Cast Lazar Ristovski, Petar Korać, Pavle Erić, Mirjana Karanović, Jasna Đuričić
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Plex, Plex Player
Under the Shadow
After Shideh's building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War, a superstitious neighbor says the missile was cursed.
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- United Kingdom, Jordan, Qatar • 2016
- Director Babak Anvari
- Cast Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi, Ray Haratian, Hamid Djavadan, Bijan Daneshmand
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller, War
- Available on Netflix, Hoopla, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
Visaranai
(விசாரணை)
Four innocent immigrants in Andhra Pradesh are picked up by the police, becoming pawns in a vicious political game.
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- India • 2016
- Director Vetrimaaran
- Cast Dinesh Ravi, Samuthirakani, Kishore, Anandhi, Aadukalam Murugadoss, Alva Vasu
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
A Man Called Ove
(En man som heter Ove)
When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.
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- Sweden • 2015
- Director Hannes Holm
- Cast Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll, Tobias Almborg, Klas Wiljergård
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Viaplay, Hoopla, fuboTV, OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Player
Land of Mine
(Under sandet)
They survived World War II, now they must survive the cleanup.
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- Denmark, Germany • 2015
- Director Martin Zandvliet
- Cast Roland Møller, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Laura Bro, Louis Hofmann
- Genre Drama, History, Thriller, War
- Available on Starz, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
(母と暮せば)
Nobuko is visited by the ghost of her son, Koji, who died 3 years earlier from the atomic bomb.
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- Japan • 2015
- Director Yoji Yamada
- Cast Sayuri Yoshinaga, Kazunari Ninomiya, Haru Kuroki, Tadanobu Asano, Isao Hashizume, Yuriko Hirooka
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Sealed Cargo
(Carga Sellada)
A Bolivian policeman is charged with transporting toxic waste across the border, but unforeseen mishaps threaten to foil his plans.
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- Bolivia • 2015
- Director Julia Vargas Weise
- Cast Luis Bredow, Gustavo Cubero, Pakriti Maduro, Daniela Lema
- Genre Drama
- Available on IndieFlix, Vudu, Tubi TV, Cineverse, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Player
Sparrows
(Þrestir)
In this observant coming-of-age film, a teenage boy moves to a struggling small town.
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- Iceland, Denmark, Croatia • 2015
- Director Rúnar Rúnarsson
- Cast Atli Óskar Fjalarsson, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir, Pálmi Gestsson, Rade Šerbedžija
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Ardennes
(D'Ardennen)
After four years in prison, a man's reunion with his brother goes terribly wrong.
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- Belgium • 2015
- Director Robin Pront
- Cast Jeroen Perceval, Veerle Baetens, Kevin Janssens, Eric Godon, Jan Bijvoet, Peter van den Begin
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Player
The Black Hen
(Kalo Pothi)
Two young friends from a war-torn village in Northern Nepal set out to find their missing hen.
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- Nepal, France, Germany • 2015
- Director Min Bahadur Bham
- Cast Khadka Raj Nepali, Sukra Raj Rokaya, Benisha Hamal, Bipin Karki
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Idol
(يا طير الطاير)
From a ragtag band to performing in front of thousands, the life of famous "Arab Idol" singer Mohammed Assaf is explored.
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- Occupied Palestinian Territory, United Kingdom, Qatar • 2015
- Director Hany Abu-Assad
- Cast Tawfeek Barhom, Kais Attalah, Hiba Attalah, Ahmad Qasem, Abdel Kareem Barakeh
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on OVID, Shahid VIP, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now
Very Big Shot
(Film Kteer Kbeer)
A dark comedy about brothers running a drug-dealing business out of their takeout pizzeria.
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- Lebanon, Qatar • 2015
- Director Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya
- Cast Alain Saadeh, Tarek Yaacoub, Wissam Fares, Fouad Yammine, Alexandra Kahwagi
- Genre Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Pantaflix
Summer Heat
(Kàleldo)
A widowed woodcarver and his three daughters navigate the tumultuous events of life in this moving family drama.
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- Philippines • 2006
- Director Brillante Mendoza
- Cast Cherry Pie Picache, Juliana Palermo, Angel Aquino, Allan Paule, Criselda Volks, Johnny Delgado
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.