and than there were nine. 9 movies remain on the shortlist for foreign Oscar Gold - 4 will be eliminated soon -

. [Thompson On Hollywood]

Belgium, “Bullhead,” Michael R. Roskam, director
Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar,” Philippe Falardeau, director
Denmark, “Superclásico,” Ole Christian Madsen, director
Germany, “Pina,” Wim Wenders, director
Iran, “A Separation,” Asghar Farhadi, director
Israel, “Footnote,” Joseph Cedar, director
Morocco, “Omar Killed Me,” Roschdy Zem, director
Poland, “In Darkness,” Agnieszka Holland, director
Taiwan, “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale,” Wei Te-sheng, director.