Sweden’s “The Square,” Russia’s “Loveless” and Chile’s “A Fantastic Woman” are among the nine films that will advance in the Oscars race for Best Foreign Language Film, the Academy announced on Wednesday.
The other films that made the list come from Germany (“In the Fade,” starring Diane Kruger), Hungary (“On Body and Soul”), Israel (“Foxtrot”), Lebanon (“The Insult”), Senegal (“Félicité”) and South Africa (“The Wound”).
Angelina Jolie’s Cambodian-language film “First They Killed My Father” did not advance in the race, and neither did the critically acclaimed “BPM (Beats Per Minute)” by Robin Campillo.
Other high-profile films that didn’t make the cut include Austria’s “Happy End,” Norway’s “Thelma,” Italy’s “A Ciambra,” Belgium’s “Racer and the Jailbird” and China’s “Wolf Warrior 2.”