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Maite Alberdi’s praised documentary finally did it: it got a nomination for Best Documentary in the final announcements of the Academy that are being made at this time in the United States. In contrast, it did not make the final list for Best Foreign Film.
The film -which deals with the story of Sergio Chamy, an infiltrator in a nursing home- also equals the marks of other national films nominated for Oscars: NO, candidate in 2012 for Best Foreign Film (did not win); Story of a Bear in Best Animated Short Film in 2016 (he kept the statuette); and A Fantastic Woman, which in 2018 fought for Best Foreign Film, also winning the award.
The films that will compete with the film by Maite Alberdi are the following.
Collective, by Alexander Nanau (Romania), which tells the tragic story of the fire at the Colectiv Club nightclub, in Bucharest, 2015. In a macabre coincidence with what happened at the Cromagnon nightclub, in Argentina, it was an accident in which 65 young people died and dozens were injured. Such was its impact that it caused strong public protests that led the government to resign. The tragedy sparked public protests against corruption and the resignation of the government. Available on HBO Go.
As well, Crip fieldby Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht (USA) dwhere the story of a particular summer camp is told for disabled teens, near Woodstock. Among the visitors is Judith Heumann, an activist for the fight for the rights of people with functional diversity. Available on Netflix.
Also, seek glory What the octopus taught meby Pippa Elrich and James Reed (South Africa). It is the story of Craig Foster, who after having spent years of his life recording the most dangerous animals on the planet, saw his emotional and family life crumble. As a search for revenge, he decided to dive off the coast of his native Cape Town (South Africa), there he met an octopus, with whom he established a particular relationship. Available on Netlix.
And finally, Timeby Garrett Bradley (USA.), in which the fight of a woman, Fox Rich, is shown so that her husband Rob can get out of jail, where he is serving a 60-year sentence for a crime they both committed. It is the struggle of a family to reunite. Available on Amazon Prime Video.
