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'Minotaur,' France's Oscar pick: An unflinching portrait of a country's moral decay
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en] · Western Europe
France's Oscar committee on Wednesday chose Cannes Grand Prix winner 'Minotaur' to represent the country at the Academy Awards in 2027. Shot by Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev in Latvia, the film aligns its aesthetics with the moral darkness it portrays.
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