Oscars 2016: inside the 81 Best Foreign-Language Film submissions

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The 81 features submitted for foreign-language Oscar contention will be whittled down to a shortlist of nine in mid-December, before being narrowed further to the final five nominations. Screen delivers the lowdown on this year’s contenders.

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