The Oscars sound category is often the province of big blockbusters, loud superhero movies, musicals and films like “Sound of Metal” where the sound is incorporated into the story. For the most part, it’s not a category where you generally find films that aren’t in English, even though those movies break in every so often: “Roma” in 2018, “Apocalypto” in 2006, “Amelie” in 2001.
This year, though, Netflix has a pair of films that are representing their countries in the Best International Feature Film category but are also noteworthy enough for their sound design to be contenders for Best Sound.