Sundance Triple Winner ‘Hive’ Selected As Kosovo’s International Oscar Entry

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMaria Schrader’s screwball romantic comedy “I’m Your Man” (“Ich Bin Dein Mensch”) has been selected as Germany’s contender for the Academy Award for the best international feature film.The film’s premise is that of a scientist who, in order to obtain research funds, agrees to live for three weeks with a humanoid robot specifically engineered for her happiness.The film had its world premiere earlier this year at the Berlinale, where star Maren Eggert won the

I’m Your Man (Ich bin dein Mensch), the Maria Schrader-directed film that earned star Maren Eggert the best actress Silver Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, has been selected as Germany’s entry into the 2022 International Feature Oscar race.

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How do we discover, and ultimately embrace, our definition of freedom? The women of “Hive” find themselves at a crossroads between their painful pasts and an equally hostile community bent on outdated norms. Blerta Basholli’s film explores the emotional toll of war while also revealing the underpinnings of societal misogyny.

Naman Ramachandran Kosovo has chosen Blerta Basholli’s Sundance triple winner “Hive” as its official entry for the Oscars’ international feature category.