Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car,” Japan’s entry to the Academy Awards’ international category, looks to be the odds on favorite from Asia to win the category. The dr…
,” Japan’s entry to the Academy Awards’ international category, looks to be the odds on favorite from Asia to win the category.
While Korean Ryoo Seung-wan’s “Escape From Mogadishu,” in which North and South Korean embassy staff try to flee war-torn Somalia, does not have quite the momentum that “Parasite” did, the country is very much the flavor du jour as the resounding success of “Squid Game” and the growing popularity of “Hellbound” proves.
From Southeast Asia, the frontrunner is undoubtedly Kamila Andini’s girl empowerment tale “Yuni,” which won a prize at Toronto, while the Cambodian entry “White Building,” Kavich Neang’s nostalgic look at a demolished iconic Phnom Penh structure, won a top award at Venice. Bangladesh also has a strong contender in Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s “Rehana,” featuring a towering central performance from Azmeri Haque Badhon as a teacher in a deeply patriarchal society who raises her voice against a sexual assault she has witnessed. The film debuted at Cannes and has been a mainstay on the festival circuit.
If it is inspirational fare that Academy voters are after, they need look no further than the Hong Long entry, Jimmy Wan’s “Zero to Hero,” which traces the journey of So Wa Wai, the territory’s first athlete to win gold at the Paralympic Games.
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