No surprises here.
Rebelle (
War Witch), directed by Kim Nguyen, is Canada's official selection to compete in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. Telefilm Canada, which makes the decision with its Pan-Canadian selection committee, made the announcement today
via Twitter. Word is that the competition came down to
Rebelle, Xavier Dolan's
Laurence Anyways (which took the prize for Best Canadian Feature at TIFF), and Rafael Ouellet's
Camion.
Rebelle is a strong choice. I caught it at TIFF (
review here) and gave the film 4 stars.
Rebelle opens in Ottawa this Friday at
The Bytowne, so you can judge the film for yourself and join in the support. After nominations for
Incendies and
Monsieur Lazhar, can the third time be a charm for Canada?
