The period piece Western The Settlers marks the debut directorial effort from Felipe Gálvez Haberle and it is the Chilean pick for Best International Feature Film at the Oscars. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and has continued to play the circuit in Toronto.
All reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are positive at 100%. I’m not quite sure they’re glowing enough that it makes the final quintet in IFF (though it’s not totally out of the question). Chile has had one winner in the 21st century with A Fantastic Woman and one other nominee in 2012 with No. This would mark the third, but I’m not confident the voters will say yes. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…
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