If you make one resolution in 2019, it should be to watch more foreign films. This year’s Oscar contenders for best foreign language film are from Lebanon, Poland, Germany, Mexico, and Japan, and the selections include two black-and-white films, three films based on real-life stories, films produced by Amazon Studios and Netflix, the first nominations for both an Arab woman and an Indigenous woman, the first Japanese film nomination in 10 years, and five truly incredibly stories.
Read on to see what makes this year’s selections so exceptional (and why several of these films are making history).
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