Lav Diaz’s Norte: Hangganan ng Kasaysayan is the official PH entry to the Oscars

Fresh from a win in Serbia in the Pancevo International Film Fest, InterAksyon reported on Wednesday (September 24) that Lav Diaz’s Norte: Hangganan ng Kasaysayan is entering another competition. The Film Academy of the Philippines has chosen the 250-minute film as the official entry to the American Academy Award’s Best Foreign Language Film category.

Norte premiered in the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and proceeded to garner rave reviews, not to mention nominations and awards from various film organizations.

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