Oscars: Hungary Selects Ildiko Enyedi’s ‘Silent Friend’ for International Feature Race (EXCLUSIVE)

By Leo Barraclough

Leo Barraclough

International Features Editor

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Ildikó Enyedi’s “Silent Friend” is Hungary’s submission for the 2027 Oscars in the best international feature film category. Enyedi’s “On Body and Soul,” which won Berlin’s Golden Bear, was Oscar nominated in the same category in 2018.

“Silent Friend,” which stars Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm and Léa Seydoux, is a poetic exploration of the relationship between humans, plants and time. It received six awards at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, and was recently selected as one of five nominees for the FIPRESCI Grand Prix, recognizing the best films of the year.

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