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Documentaries Invade the Oscars International Race, Again

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Romania: “Collective” Alexander Nanau’s sobering doc is the first nonfiction film ever submitted to the Oscars by Romania, which has the most vital film industry of any country that has never been nominated in this category.

In the film, Nanau follows a team of journalists who investigate a deadly nightclub fire and uncover a massive, wide-ranging scandal that reaches into the upper echelons of Romanian government.The film is already one of the most honored documentaries of 2020, with best-film nominations for the two top nonfiction awards, IDA Documentary Awards and the Cinema Eye Honors.NeonItaly: “Notturno” Something of a surprise choice over the Sophia Loren vehicle “The Life Ahead,” Gianfranco Rosi’s quiet observational doc makes use.

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