After premiering at Telluride and Toronto last fall, the South African drama Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight is in limited release stateside. It marks the directorial debut of actress Embeth Davidtz and is based on Alexandra Fuller’s 2001 memoir. Lexi Venter, Zikhona Bali, Fumani Shilubana, Rob Van Vuuren, Anina Reed, and Davidtz herself are in the ensemble.
With Sony Pictures Classics handling distribution, it will interesting to see if they mount a serious campaign for Best International Feature. The Rotten Tomatoes score is 93% with Metacritic at 74. South Africa saw two of its pictures nominated in the foreign country – Yesterday in 2004 and Tsotsi in 2005 (it won). Two decades have passed so getting this on voter radar screens could be a tall order. If Sony looks elsewhere, they could campaign lead Vinter for Best Young Performer at the BAFTAs. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…
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