Israeli film ‘Foxtrot’ snubbed by Oscars, Lebanon makes final cut

Oscar nominees have been announced, and the Israeli film “Foxtrot” has unfortunately not made the cut.

Yonatan Shiray, now an active combat soldier, in his foxtrotting scene in the award-winning film ‘Foxtrot’ (Courtesy ‘Foxtrot’)

Director Samuel Maoz’s controversial and critically acclaimed feature film had been shortlisted for Best Foreign Language Film, but is not among the final nominees.

They are: “A Fantastic Woman” (Chile), “The Insult” (Lebanon), “Loveless” (Russia), “On Body and Soul” (Hungary) and “The Square” (Sweden).

 

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