MUMBAI: As Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa’s film Homebound is racing closer to Oscar, legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese has said he was “deeply moved” by the story, which has earned a spot among 15 films for the International Feature Film category.
The Academy Award announced on X that “fifteen films advanced to the next round of voting in the International Feature Film category.”
India’s Homebound is contending alongside Argentina’s BELÉN, Brazil’s THE SECRET AGENT, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT from France, Germany’s SOUND OF FALLING, Iraqi film THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE, Japan’s KOKUHO, Jordan’s ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU, Norwegian film SENTIMENTAL VALUE, Palestine’s PALESTINE 36, South Korea’s NO OTHER CHOICE, Spanish movie SIRÂT, Switzerland’s LATE SHIFT, Taiwan’s LEFT-HANDED GIRL and Tunisia’s THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB.