Bullhead

84th Academy Awards: Best Foreign Film Nominee
Bullhead (Rundskop)
2011
Belgium
Color
Directed by Michael R. Roskam

Plot: A young cattle farmer is approached by a veterinarian to make a deal with a notorious beef trader.

Theme: Crime, Drama

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Footnote

84th Academy Awards: Best Foreign Film Nominee
Footnote (הערת שוליים)
2011
Israel
Color
Directed by Joseph Cedar

Plot: Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are father and son as well as rival professors in Talmudic Studies. When both men learn that Eliezer will be lauded for his work, their complicated relationship reaches a new peak.

Theme: Comedy, Drama

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A Separation

84th Academy Awards: Best Foreign Film Winner
A Separation (جدایی نادر از سیمین)
2011
Iran
Color
Directed by Asghar Farhadi

Plot: A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

Theme: Drama

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In Darkness

84th Academy Awards: Best Foreign Film Nominee
In Darkness (W ciemności)
2011
Poland
Color
Directed by Agnieszka Holland

Plot: A dramatization of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the Nazi-occupied Polish city of Lvov.

Theme: Drama, War

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Monsieur Lazhar

84th Academy Awards: Best Foreign Film Nominee
Monsieur Lazhar
2011
Canada
Color
Directed by Philippe Falardeau

Plot: At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.

Theme: Comedy, Drama

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