Best International Feature Film Submissions 2023, Part l
A whopping 93 countries submitted feature films for consideration in the Oscars category of Best International Feature -- including Uganda, which submitted a film for the first time. In the aftermath of the 95th Academy Awards, we present all the submitted films that are currently streaming.
Argentina, 1985
A team of lawyers sets out to prosecute Argentina's brutal military dictatorship in this legal thriller inspired by real events.
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- Argentina, United States • 2022
- Director Santiago Mitre
- Cast Ricardo Darín, Peter Lanzani, Alejandra Flechner, Paula Ransenberg, Carlos Portaluppi, Antonia Bengoechea
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Bantú Mama
A woman evading arrest finds shelter with three children in a dangerous neighborhood in Santo Domingo.
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- Dominican Republic • 2022
- Director Iván Herrera
- Cast Clarisse Albrecht, Scarlett Reyes, Euris Javiel, Arturo Perez, Donis Taveras, Jarold Santos
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Close
Two teenage boys' close friendship is thrown into disarray when their schoolmates notice their intimacy.
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- Belgium, Netherlands, France • 2022
- Director Lukas Dhont
- Cast Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker, Igor van Dessel, Kevin Janssens
- Genre Drama
- Available on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount+ with Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Hoopla, Plex Channel
Corsage
A stunning exploration of beauty, aging, and loneliness through a fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
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- Austria, France, Luxembourg • 2022
- Director Marie Kreutzer
- Cast Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz, Jeanne Werner, Alma Hasun, Finnegan Oldfield
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Hulu, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Girl Picture
(Tytöt tytöt tytöt)
Three teenage girls experience love and pleasure during the intense Finland winter.
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- Finland • 2022
- Director Alli Haapasalo
- Cast Linnea Leino, Aamu Milonoff, Eleonoora Kauhanen, Bruno Baer, Amos Brotherus, Oona Airola
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Holy Spider
(عنکبوت مقدس)
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad to investigate the serial killings of sex workers.
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- Denmark, Germany, Sweden • 2022
- Director Ali Abbasi
- Cast Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad, Sina Parvaneh, Nima Akbarpour
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
In the Heart of the Machine
(В сърцето на машината)
A group of prisoners performing forced labor in a steel plant discovers something extraordinary inside one of the machines.
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- Bulgaria • 2022
- Director Martin Makariev
- Cast Alexander Sano, Julian Vergov, Hristo Petkov, Hristo Shopov, Igor Angelov, Stoyan Doychev
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, DistroTV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Mars One
(Marte Um)
A middle class Black family in Brazil adjusts to life under a far-right extremist president.
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- Brazil • 2022
- Director Gabriel Martins
- Cast Rejane Faria, Carlos Francisco, Camilla Damião, Cícero Lucas, Ana Hilário, Russo Apr
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Saint Omer
A novelist attends the trial of a Senegalese immigrant accused of murdering her baby in this haunting portrait of the immigrant experience.
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- France • 2022
- Director Alice Diop
- Cast Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda, Aurélia Petit, Valérie Dréville, Xavier Maly, Robert Cantarella
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Utama
An elderly Quechua couple must decide if they want to leave their home and move to the city.
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- Bolivia, Uruguay, France • 2022
- Director Alejandro Loayza Grisi
- Cast José Calcina, Luisa Quispe, Santos Choque
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla