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Hungary’s entry for the Oscars has been selected – TRAILER
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The Hungarian Oscar submission committee has chosen Hungary’s entry for the 89th Academy Awards. This year, Attila Till’s comedy drama Kills on Wheels (orig. Tiszta szívvel) will represent Hungary in the Best Foreign Language Film category, origo.hu writes.
According to the rules of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), every country can submit a film in the Best Foreign Language Film category which was released in the cinemas between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016. Kills on Wheels was chosen from among sixteen Hungarian films which were eligible to be submitted.
Till’s second feature film is an action-comedy about two young men in wheelchairs who befriend a paralysed hitman and form a gang. The film was made with the help of the Hungarian National Film Fund, and it was produced by Judit Stalter in the Laokoon Filmgroup’s production. The film was released in Hungary in April, and it has been seen by more than 30,000 people.
The international premier of Kills on Wheels at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival was a great success both among critics and the audience. It also won the audience award at the Palić Film Festival, and the European Film Academy has selected the film for the European Film Award as the only Hungarian nomination among 50 films.
