FRONTRUNNERS
1. IRAN, “A Hero”
2. DENMARK, “Flee”
3. NORWAY, “The Worst Person in the World”
4. ITALY, “Hand of God”, B+
5. AUSTRIA, “Great Freedom”
6. JAPAN, “Drive My Car”
7. FINLAND, “Compartment No. 6”
PREDICTED TOP 15
8. SPAIN, “The Good Boss”, A-
9. LEBANON, “Costa Brava, Lebanon"
10. MEXICO, “Prayers for the Stolen”
11. GEORGIA, “Brighton 4th”
12. LATVIA, “The Pit”
13. CANADA, “Drunken Birds”
14. CHINA, “Cliff Walkers”
15 . MALTA, “Luzzu” (This one is one of my favorites….but I know it’s a long shot) A-
ALTERNATES:
16. RUSSIA, “Unclenching the Fists"
17. JORDAN, “Amira” (yes, I know that the Royal Jordanian Film Commission asked to withdraw it…but AMPAS has traditionally denied requests by countries to withdraw films for political reasons), B+
18. GERMANY, “I’m Your Man”, B+
19. ISRAEL- "Let It Be Morning",A
20. CHAD, “Lingui”
21. ALGERIA, “Heliopolis”, B+
22. BELGIUM, “Playground”
23. CZECH REPUBLIC, “Zatopek”
24. IRAQ, “Europa”
25. ROMANIA, “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn”
LONG SHOTS
26. COSTA RICA, “Clara Sola”
27. PALESTINE, “The Stranger”
28. KOSOVO, “Hive”, B+
29. SWEDEN, “Tigers”
30. SOUTH AFRICA, “Barakat”
31. FRANCE, “Titane” (I really do not think this will be on the list….) B
32. PANAMA, “Plaza Catedral”
33. BANGLADESH, “Rehana”
34. BHUTAN, “Lunana, A Yak in the Classroom”, A-
35. SOMALIA, “The Gravedigger’s Wife”
36. CHILE, “Blanco en blanco”, B-
37. TURKEY, “Commitment Hasan”
38. AUSTRALIA, “When Pomegranates Howl”, B+
39. COLOMBIA- "Memoria"
40. POLAND- "Leave No Traces"
I haven’t forgotten “Lamb”….I just don’t think it's a serious contender.
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