Oscar 2026 Nominees for International Feature Film
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Somewhere in the film The Secret Agent, Brazil’s Official Submission to the Oscars of 2026, a little child is not allowed to watch the then global phenomena – Jaws (1975). Elsewhere, there is a human leg found in the mouth of a tiger shark that sparks a curiosity, wherein the human leg is turned into an urban legend known to hunt down people.
The subtext of the Iranian film It Was Just An Accident, France’s Official Submission to the Oscars of 2026, is hidden in its title – something that is presented as a metaphor in its opening act. You are introduced to a man casually driving in the dark with his family by his side. The mood is upbeat even with a hint of the political regime sprinkled in a fleeting moment when the man doesn’t wish to play ‘loud music’ at the behest of his daughter.
The opening reels of Sentimental Value, Norway’s Official Submission to the Oscars of 2026, acquaint you with an ancestral house presented on the back of a voiceover of a child. In the voiceover wherein the child reimagines it as a character, questioning on whether the house would feel the joy and the pain as regular humans – happier when its belly is full of life, or yelping in pain when its walls are scratched or when folks walk on its wooden flooring.
I am not going to lie – my first impression about this film remained that it was a pseudo-intellectual piece of sh*t. But oddly enough, the world presented in the Spanish film Sirat, Spain’s Official Submission to the Oscars of 2026 was so unique and enticing that it became increasingly difficult to shrug it off on face-value. It is one of those films that will be divisive – Yes, but it would also make you think and dig deeper on what the filmmaker is wishing to convey as a means of its messaging.
It is not often that I am numb, heartbroken, teary-eyed, furious and shivering, all at the same time after watching a film. Film criticism may appear to be a cozy job but at times, you find yourself uncannily invested in a piece of art that would later go onto haunt you for days. And The Voice Of Hind Rajab, Tunisia’s Official Submission to the Oscars of 2026, was one such film.