{
  "id": 8963654,
  "title": "Oscars: Egypt Selects Amir El-Masry Starrer ‘The Stories’ As Best International Feature Film Entry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/oscars-egypt-selects-amir-el-masry-starrer-the-stories-as-best",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T17:08:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/oscars-egypt-the-stories-best-international-feature-1237109358/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nAccording to Deadline, the film also stars Valerie Pachner.\n\nNo 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Oscars: Jordan Selects Zain Duraie’s ‘Sink’ For Best International Feature Film Entry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/oscars-jordan-selects-zain-duraies-sink-for-best-international",
        "published": "2026-09-21T16:34:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}