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Global Film Paul

Global Film Paul

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Hey my name is Paul and I review the best of World cinema and follow the race for Best International Feature Film from countries choosing their submission to the final winner

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Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · Aug 12

Submissions for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards I have seen

1. I'm Not Everything That I Want To Be
(Czechia 🇨🇿)
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Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 10h

Best International Feature Film Oscar Submissions that have received Gotham Award Nominations

#Gotham #Oscars #InternationalFeature

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 2d

My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of Calle Málaga, Morocco's Oscar Submission

#CalleMalaga #Morocco #Oscars
#InternationalFeature

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Calle Malaga: A celebration of community and ageing

YouTube video by Paul Green

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 3d

Cafe Hope on Radio 4 is great about what real people do to make the world better

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 3d

Magellan
Philippines 🇵🇭

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A ★★★ review of Magellan (2025)

Gael Garcia Banal goes to great lengths to work with some of World Cinema’s auteurs, even learning Portuguese to star in this important moment of Filipino history by the master of slow cinema, Lav Dia...

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 5d

The Love That Remains
Iceland 🇮🇸
⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

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A ★★★½ review of The Love That Remains (2025)

Icelandic cinema has often utilised the vast and chilling Icelandic landscapes as a character for many films. Hkynur Palmasson is one of the leading proponents of this through his films Godland, A Whi...

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 5d

Calle Malaga
Morocco 🇲🇦
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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A ★★★★ review of Calle Málaga (2025)

As we reach the later years of our life, the communities we inhabit and the lifestyles we consume may change beyond our control. This universal dilemma is at the centre of the romantic comedy Calle Ma...

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 7d

Mr Nobody Against Putin
Denmark 🇩🇰
Film Review

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A ★★★★ review of Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025)

Mr Nobody against Putin, or should I say Mr Brave, is an example of documentary making from a kind and eccentric soul who accidentally has become a leading journalistic voice, documenting the militeri...

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 7d

The Love That Remains
Review
Iceland 🇮🇸

#Oscars #InternationalFeature #Iceland #TheLoveThatRemains

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The Love That Remains: Does this quirky comedy work?

YouTube video by Paul Green

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 7d

My review of Homebound 🇮🇳
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A ★★★★ review of Homebound (2025)

When you see Martin Scorsese as Executive producer of an independent film, you know you are getting quality and Homebound is no different. Set in Northern India, Shoabid and Chandan are the best of fr...

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 13d

18. A Useful Ghost
Thailand 🇹🇭
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Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 14d

17. Orphan
Hungary 🇭🇺
⭐️⭐️1/2

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 15d

16. The President's Cake
Iraq 🇮🇶
⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 16d

15. Sentimental Value
Norway 🇳🇴
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 16d

14. Magellan
Philippines 🇵🇭
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Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 17d

13. Calle Málaga
Morocco 🇲🇦
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Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 18d

12. The Love That Remains
(Iceland 🇮🇸)
⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 18d

Review of Mr Nobody Against Putin 🇩🇰

A brave look into the militerisation of a Russian school

#Denmark #Putin #InternationalFeature #Oscars

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Mr Nobody Against Putin: the bravest of documentary making

YouTube video by Paul Green

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 22d

Homebound Film Review

Positive reviews to its debut at Cannes, could this be the year India get their first Oscar nomination since 2001?

#India #Homebound #Oscars #InternationalFeature

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Will Homebound bring Oscar success for India?

YouTube video by Paul Green

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 24d

11. Mr Nobody Against Putin
(Denmark 🇩🇰)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 26d

My ★★★ review of Dead to Rights on Letterboxd boxd.it/bbrKuR

A ★★★ review of Dead to Rights (2025)

The Chinese domestic blockbuster, Dead to Rights, has utilised a populist format to tell the horrific story of the Japanese occupation of Nanjing – a story that feels relevant to current global crisis...

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · 28d

My review of Dead to Rights
China's Official Submission for Best International Feature Film Oscar

#China #DeadToRights
#Oscars #InternationalFeature
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Will Dead to Rights get China an Oscar nomination?

YouTube video by Paul Green

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · Sep 28

10. Homebound
(India 🇮🇳)
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Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · Sep 27

A documentary that brings to the surface migration caused by climate change

My review of The Wolves Always Come At Night 🇦🇺

#TheWolvesAlwaysComeAtNight #climatechange #Australia #documentary

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Is this a climate change future? My review of The Wolves Always Come At Night

YouTube video by Paul Green

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · Sep 26

My ★★★★ review of Little Trouble Girls on Letterboxd boxd.it/aU7Q5F

A ★★★★ review of Little Trouble Girls (2025)

Urska Djukic brings a unique and sensual approach to the queer and coming-of-age movie genre. Focused on the shy and introverted 16-year-old Lucija and her exploration of sexuality in the confinements...

Global Film Paul @globalfilmpaul.bsky.social · Sep 26

9. Death to Rights
(China 🇨🇳)
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