In addition to La Palisiada, the following films participated in the selection: House of Slovo. An unfinished novel, We are recruits and Peaceful people.
The film directed by Philip Sotnichenko, La Palisiada, will represent Ukraine at the 97th Academy Awards ceremony. This was announced on Facebook by the Ukrainian Film Academy.
“The members of the Committee examined the submitted films in detail, the discussion was warm and constructive As a result of the voting, the film La Palisiada was selected as a contender. – said Dmitry Sukholitky-Sobchuk, Chairman of the Ukrainian Oscar Committee.
Thus, the film will compete with films from other countries for a nomination. Best International Feature Film.
It is worth noting that the plot of the film takes place in 1996 in Ukraine, shortly before the ban on the death penalty, when the country moved from the Soviet system to independence. Two friends – a detective and a forensic psychiatrist – investigate the murder of a fellow police officer.
Earlier it was reported that the director of the film 20 days in Mariupol Mstislav Chernov was invited to become a member of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Source: korrespondent
