{
  "id": 7840296,
  "title": "Oscars: Ukraine Selects ‘Traces,’ About Women Who Survived Sexual Assault During War With Russia, for International Feature Race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/oscars-ukraine-selects-traces-about-women-who-survived-sexual-assault",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T17:52:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/oscars-ukraine-traces-war-russia-international-1236864127/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ukrainian filmmakers Alisa Kovalenko and Marysia Nikitiuk’s documentary “Traces,” a portrayal of Ukrainian women who refused to remain silent after surviving sexual assault during the war with Russia, is Ukraine’s submission in the international feature category at the 2027 Academy Awards. In a statement, the Ukrainian Academy Awards Committee called “Traces” an “honest and profound […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}