'The Snow Society', a Spanish film directed by JA Bayona, was nominated for the best foreign film category at the 2024 Oscars in a ceremony held on Tuesday, January 23. The film based on the tragedy of the Andes mountain range of 1972 will compete with 'Io Capitano' (Italy), 'Perfect Days' (Japan), 'The Teachers' Lounge' (Germany) and 'The Zone of Interest' (United Kingdom).
The winner of this category, as well as the others, will be announced next Sunday, March 10, 2024, at a gala that will take place at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, which is located in Los Angeles, California.
What is 'The Snow Society' about?
'The Snow Society' is a 2023 film that is based on the book of the same name written by Uruguayan Pablo Vierci, which tells the details of the fateful accident of flight 571 of the Uruguayan Air Force in the Andes mountain range in 1972in which the players of a rugby team from the Old Christians Club of Montevideo were traveling.
The film, starring Enzo Vogrincic, who played Numa Turcatti and whose perspective is captured in the story, shows us everything that young people had to do to survive in extreme weather situations. Likewise, we can see the suffering of the deceased, which amounted to 29 of the 40 passengers and 5 crew members.
'The Snow Society' It is a film produced by Netflix, which premiered for the first time at the Venice Festival on September 9, 2023, while its release in theaters was on the 13th of the same month in Uruguay and, in Spain, 2 days later. For its part, it was added on January 4, 2024 to the catalog of the aforementioned streaming platform, where it occupied, for several weeks, the first place in the top 10 most viewed.
Which are the nominees for best foreign film at the 2024 Oscars?
Although 'The Snow Society' is one of the favorites to win the 2024 Oscar, it will have tough competition in the best foreign film category, since it will have as contenders 'Io Capitano' (Italy), 'Perfect Days' (Japan), 'The Teachers' Lounge' (Germany) and 'The Zone of Interest' (UK).
'Io Capitano' is a film directed by Matteo Garrone, who was also part of the production and writing team of the script, which premiered in September 2023 and had several nominations at the Venice Film Festival. Another candidate is 'Perfect Days'an acclaimed Japanese and German film that competed last year to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
In addition, 'The Teachers' Lounge'a German feature film directed and written by İlker Çatak, is another contender.
'The Snow Society' participated in the 2024 Golden Globes and lost to 'Anatomy of a Fall'. Photo: Netflix
However, the favorite to win this category is 'The Zone of Interest', a historical drama made jointly by the United Kingdom, the United States and Poland; which is based on the novel of the same name written by Martin Amis. Its story centers on a family who moves next to a concentration camp during the Holocaust. The production had very good reviews, as well as various nominations at different award ceremonies.
Protagonist of 'Society and Snow speaks out after nomination
After learning of the nomination of 'Society and Snow', a film that has surprised the entire public with its plot that is based on real events, one of the film's actors, Enzo Vogrincic, spoke out on social networks.
“Without words,” was the blunt and short response he gave on his social networks after learning of the film's nomination.
Protagonist of 'Society and Snow' speaks out on social networks. Photo: Instagram
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