Historical drama by Andrei Konchalovsky "Dear comrades!"

nominated by Russia for the Oscar.

This was reported by TASS with reference to the chairman of the Russian Oscar Committee, Vladimir Menshov.

“Dear Comrades!” By Konchalovsky was chosen from Russia

- quotes Menshov agency.

The press secretary of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia Tatyana Nemchinskaya agreed with the committee's decision and emphasized in an interview with RT that only the name of the director can be considered a guarantor of quality.

“This picture, firstly, was made by a master, and this already speaks of a high professional level, not to mention the content.

The master is famous, big, big ... The second is the theme that was taken for this new work, it is, of course, so terrible and difficult ... Painful points of our history are concentrated in it, in it reflections on the fate of the country, people , about all the difficult path that our country has always followed, ”said Nemchinskaya.

The picture is based on real events.

It is set in Novocherkassk in the summer of 1962.

Then, after lower wages and higher food prices, workers at the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant went on strike.

To disperse the demonstration, the government ordered an army to be brought into the city.

As a result, several dozen people died: some during the dispersal of the strike, others were later sentenced to death.

The main role in the film was played by the wife of Andrei Konchalovsky, Julia Vysotskaya.

She played a party committee employee whose daughter disappeared in the midst of a demonstration.

Andrey Gusev, Sergey Erlish and Yulia Burova also starred in the film.

The screenwriter was Konchalovsky himself in collaboration with Elena Kiseleva.

The grandchildren of eyewitnesses of the 1962 events took part in the work on the project.

Filming took place in Novocherkassk and in Moscow.

The tape was presented in the main competition of the Venice Festival, where it received a special jury prize.

The film also won the Best Director Prize at the Chicago Film Festival.

Andrey Konchalovsky has been working in cinema for over 50 years.

He also collaborates with Western filmmakers.

His tapes have been nominated for an Oscar many times.

Among the contenders of the past years - "Paradise" and "House of Fools".

The director's works are often awarded prizes at major international shows.

His track record includes prizes at the Venice, Berlin, Cannes Film Festivals and many other awards.

  • © Still from the film "Dear comrades!"

    (2020)

Filmmakers from a number of countries have already announced which films will qualify for places in the short list.

The drama "Real Mothers" has been announced from Japan.

American critics could see it at a festival in Chicago, and the film was also presented at a screening in San Sebastian.

The director and screenwriter of the film, Naomi Kawase, is a four-time winner of the Cannes Film Festival in various categories.

Canadian filmmakers have relied on Funny Boy, an adaptation of the novel by Shyam Selvadurai, a Canadian writer from Sri Lanka.

In December 2020, the picture will be released online and on television.

Dramedy "Apples" was announced from Greece.

This film by Christos Niku in 2020 opened the Horizons program at the Venice Film Festival.

There was also a picture "And tomorrow the whole world", with which Germany will fight for a place in the shortlist.

The Netherlands chose the Buladó family history - it has already won the title of best film at a local film festival.

The main character, 11-year-old Kenza, must choose her life path under the influence of a rational father and grandfather, for whom spiritual life is important.

From Kenya, the documentary The Letter, which also deals with family life, can apply for the statuette.

The main character comes into conflict with relatives over the land of her ancestors.

The tape has been shown with success at a number of international festivals.

Guatemalan filmmakers present the horror film La Llorona, co-produced with France.

It has already won the Best Film Award from the Federation of European and Mediterranean Film Critics at the 2019 Venice Film Festival.

The painting is a retelling of a Latin American legend in a modern setting.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu ​​Tum starred as a cameo.

Another horror film that may be on the shortlist is "Woman's Hell" by Indonesian director Joko Anwar.

According to members of the Indonesian Oscar committee, the picture is a vivid example of local cinema and may interest viewers from different countries. 

Among the European films participating in the Oscar race are "Hope" by Maria Södal (Norway), "Charlatan" by Angeshka Holland (Czech Republic), The Father ("Father") by Christina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov (Bulgaria), Viimeiset ("The Last") Veiko Ыunpuu (Estonia), "Atlantis" by Valentin Vasyanovich (Ukraine) and other works.

All participating countries must submit films for the Best Foreign Language Film category no later than December 1, 2020.

To date, more than 40 countries have announced the names of the candidate tapes.

The short list will be announced on February 9, 2021, and the final list of nominees will be announced on March 15.

The award ceremony will take place on 25 April.