Oscars: Italy Selects Paolo Strippoli’s Thriller ‘The Spiral’ for International Feature Race
Paolo Strippoli’s “The Spiral” has been designated as Italy’s candidate in the best international feature film category of the 2027 Academy Awards. The high-concept thriller stars Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as a demonic character called The Stranger, who entices a young mother played by Jasmine Trinca into forging a Faustian pact. The film, which premiered in […]
Egypt has selected The Stories as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. The film, directed by Abu Bakr Shawky, stars Amir El-Masry as an aspiring Egyptian concert pianist. It is set against the backdrop of Egypt's turbulent years from the late 1960s until the 1980s.
According to Deadline, the film also stars Valerie Pachner.
No further details about The Stories or other films were used in this brief as they were not present in both reports or were not applicable.
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