{
  "id": 12152321,
  "title": "Oscars: Syria Selects Saydnaya Prison Hybrid Doc ‘The Other Side Of The Sun’ In First Post-Assad Entry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/oscars-syria-selects-saydnaya-prison-hybrid-doc-the-other-side-of-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/oscars-syria-saydnaya-other-side-of-the-sun-1237146510/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Syria has submitted Tawfik Sabouni’s The Other Side of the Sun as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film category of the the 99th Academy Awards. It is the first film submitted by Syria since the ousting of dictator Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 and the establishment of a transitional government under President Ahmed […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Oscars: Syria Selects Doc ‘The Other Side of the Sun’ for International Feature Race, Marking First Entry Since Fall of Assad Regime",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/oscars-syria-selects-doc-the-other-side-of-the-sun-for-international",
        "published": "2026-10-05T14:04:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Oscars: Pakistan Picks ‘Hanging by a Wire’ for Best International Feature Film Race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/oscars-pakistan-picks-hanging-by-a-wire-for-best-international",
        "published": "2026-10-05T17:15:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}