A brilliant central performance by Song Kang-ho anchored the 2017 South Korean film A Taxi Driver, directed by Jang Hoon. Yet the film did not secure nomination for the best foreign-language film Oscar.
Oscars: 10 great Asian films ignored for the Academy Awards’ best foreign language statuette
- True, three of the last 10 winners of the award were from the continent – Departures from Japan, and Iran’s A Separation and The Salesman
- But these 10 Asian films didn’t even earn consideration for the Oscar
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Asian cinema
A brilliant central performance by Song Kang-ho anchored the 2017 South Korean film A Taxi Driver, directed by Jang Hoon. Yet the film did not secure nomination for the best foreign-language film Oscar.