2024 Submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Ninety-two countries have submitted films for consideration for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, including Namibia, which submitted a film for the first time. Over the coming weeks, we'll be Spotlighting these submitted films as they become available for streaming.
20 Days in Mariupol
(20 днів у Маріуполі)
As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggles to continue their work.
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- Ukraine • 2023
- Director Mstyslav Chernov
- Cast
- Genre Documentary, War
- Available on Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
A Light Never Goes Out
(燈火闌珊)
Accomplishing her late husband's wish of remaining a mysterious neon sign, a depressed middle-aged widow and the neon signmaker's protégé discover surprises and bitterness amidst the city's vanishing glow.
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- Hong Kong • 2023
- Director Anastasia Tsang
- Cast Sylvia Chang, Simon Yam, Cecilia Choi, Henick Chou
- Genre Drama
- Available on OVID, Fandango At Home
Alhamour H.A
(الهامور ح. ع)
A security guard who quickly rises to the top convinces people into suspicious investments with the promise of doubling their money in no time.
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- • 2023
- Director Abdulelah Alqurashi
- Cast Fahad Alqahtani, Khaled Yeslam, Ali Alsherif, Ismail Alhassan, Fatima AlBanawi, Khairia Abu Laban
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Four Daughters
(Les filles d'Olfa)
In this docufiction, director Kaouther Ben Hania recreates the story of a mother and her four daughters, two of whom have disappeared.
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- France, Saudi Arabia, Germany • 2023
- Director Kaouther Ben Hania
- Cast Hend Sabry
- Genre Documentary, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Halkara
(हल्कारा)
An unemployed village drunk takes on a postman position in remote Nepal, confronting both the challenges of his new job and the personal demons from his past during his journey.
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- Nepal • 2023
- Director Bikram Sapkota
- Cast Mahesh Tripathi, Binita Thapa Magar, Umesh Tamang, Deepak Chhetri, Pashupati Rai, Sarada Giri
- Genre Adventure, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video
I Have Electric Dreams
(Tengo sueños eléctricos)
16-year-old Eva lives with her mother, her younger sister, and their cat, but wants to move in with her estranged father.
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- Belgium, France, Costa Rica • 2023
- Director Valentina Maurel
- Cast Daniela Marín Navarro, Reinaldo Amien Gutiérrez, Vivian Rodríguez Barquero, José Pablo Segreda Johanning, Mayté Ortega, Adriana Castro Garcia
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Los delincuentes
Morán schemes to steal money, confess, and serve prison time while his accomplice hides the cash. While Morán’s away, the accomplice gets distracted by a woman who changes everything.
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- Argentina, Brazil, Luxembourg • 2023
- Director Rodrigo Moreno
- Cast Esteban Bigliardi, Margarita Molfino, Sergio Hernández, Cecilia Rainero
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Marry My Dead Body
(關於我和鬼變成家人的那件事)
After finding an odd envelope, Policeman Ming-han's life takes a spooky turn: He's now wed to a ghost husband, and they must solve a crime together.
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- Taiwan • 2023
- Director Cheng Wei-Hao
- Cast Greg Hsu, Austin Lin, Gingle Wang, Tsai Chen-Nan, Ma Nien-Hsien, Man-Chiao Wang
- Genre Action, Comedy, Horror, Mystery
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Society of the Snow
(La sociedad de la nieve)
Following a plane crash in the heart of the Andes, the survivors become each other's best hope to stay alive.
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- Uruguay, Spain • 2023
- Director J. A. Bayona
- Cast Enzo Vogrincic, Agustín Pardella, Matías Recalt, Tomas Wolf, Diego Ariel Vegezzi, Esteban Kukuriczka
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Godland
(Vanskabte land)
A Danish priest embarks on a perilous journey to build a church in a desolate and isolated part of Iceland.
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- Denmark, Iceland, France • 2022
- Director Hlynur Pálmason
- Cast Elliott Crosset Hove, Vic Carmen Sonne, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Jacob Ulrik Lohmann, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Waage Sandø
- Genre Adventure, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Rojek
Kurdish filmmaker Zaynê Akyol returns with conversations with imprisoned members of the Islamic State, alternating their words with aerial views of the countryside.
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- Canada • 2022
- Director Zayne Akyol
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Hoopla
This Is What I Remember
(Esimde)
A man who has lost his memory while working in Russia returns to Kyrgyzstan for the first time in 20 years.
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- France, Japan, Kyrgyzstan • 2022
- Director Aktan Arym Kubat
- Cast Aktan Arym Kubat, Mirlan Abdykalykov, Taalaikan Abazova
- Genre Drama
- Available on Klassiki