Birdshot is PH’s bet for 2018 Oscars ‘Foreign Language Film’ Category
Birdshot by director Mikhail Red is now making waves as it becomes PH’s entry to the prestigious 2018 Academy Awards in the foreign language film category.
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The film tells the story of “a young farm girl who wanders off into a forest reserve in the Philippines. Deep within the reservation, she mistakenly shoots and kills a critically endangered and protected Philippine eagle. As the local authorities begin a manhunt to track down the poacher of a national bird, their investigation leads them to an even more horrific discovery,” as described on Birdshot’s Facebook page.
/IMAGE Birdshot’s Facebook page
The film was selected by a committee of the Film Academy of the Philippines. Birdshot also previously won the Best Picture award at the Asian Future Competition 29th Tokyo International Film Festival.
Source: interaksyon.com, Birdshot’s Facebook page
