Films from South Africa and Tunisia are in the running for next month’s Oscars, which have been delayed because of the pandemic’s impact on production schedules.
My Octopus Teacher is a documentary focused on a friendship forged between a South African filmmaker and a creature in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Man Who Sold His Skin, meanwhile, is a satire starring Monica Belluci which is up for best foreign language film.
“It’s a historic nomination for Tunisia,” director Kaouther Ben Hania told Variety magazine.
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