A Russian-language film competing for the Oscars under French colours: the drama Minotaur, directed by dissident film-maker Andrey Zvyagintsev, has been selected to compete in the best international feature category.
The choice was made by a professional jury chaired by film historian Charles Tesson, "at the end of an independent process, overseen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences", said (source in French) the National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image (CNC).
