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Court Is India’s Official Oscar Entry

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Director Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court will represent India in the Best Foreign Language category at the Academy Awards, aka the Oscars, to be held next year. The film, named from among 30 entries, follows the never-ending trial of a balladeer who is accused of encouraging a municipal worker to commit suicide through his fiery songs. Court is about the Indian judicial system. Court was chosen unanimously by a 16-member jury headed by Amol Palekar. Some of the other films on the list were Masaan, PK, Haider, Kaakaa Muttai and Baahubali. Court has won acclaim on the international festival circuit and premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2014, where it won the Lion of the Future Award for Best First Feature. It also won the National Award for Best Feature Film this year.

 


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