(BEIRUT, LEBANON) — The 2013 Lebanese drama film directed by Amin Dora, “Ghadi” is vying for an official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at next year’s Oscars Awards.
The film was originally selected as the Lebanese entry last year, but was delayed to this year because it didn’t meet eligibility dates.
“Ghadi” set in a fictional village near Batroun, tackles the daring campaign waged by a father to overcome villagers’ animosity toward his disabled son.
Written by Georges Khabbaz, the film was previously awarded the audience choice award at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea and was recently selected by the Culture Ministry as Lebanon’s official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Entertainment magazine Variety described it as “a sly and absorbing comedy whose particular resonance for Arab viewers (particularly fans of the fledgling Lebanese filmmaking industry) never undercuts its essential appeal to a potentially broad array of audiences.”
“Ghadi” will be competing against 80 other entries in the foreign language category. Lebanon has entered 11 films for the Oscars since 1978, but has yet to receive a nomination.
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