Switzerland has picked Klaudia Reynicke’s family drama Reinas as its submission to the Best International Feature Film category of the 97th Academy Awards. The Swiss-Spanish-Peruvian coproduction is set in Peru in 1992 as the country undergoes social and political upheaval. Against this backdrop Lucía and Aurora’s single mother Elena is drawing up plans to leave...
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International Oscar Race: ‘Reinas,’ Prizewinner at Berlin and Locarno, Selected by Switzerland
Swiss-Peruvian filmmaker Klaudia Reynicke‘s family drama “Reinas” has been submitted as Switzerland’s entry in the international feature film category of the Academy Awards. The Spanish-language film had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival, won best film in Berlinale’s Generation Kplus section, and took the audience award at Locarno. The film is set in Peru...