To say that Latin American cinema had a great year would be an understatement. Over the past year, films from the region have been the toast of the festival circuit, winning major awards at Berlin, Cannes, Sundance and Venice, just to name a few. And many of those films will be now be aiming for further glory at the Oscars, putting forward arguably the strongest crop of Latin American films ever submitted. It’s therefore entirely conceivable that Latin America could dominate the 9-film shortlist in December, thereby breaking the usual European domination of the category. Let’s take a look at these formidable contenders…
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