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For the 22nd consecutive year, CAFILM presents a selection of Oscar® submissions from around the world. This year, 86 countries submitted films for consideration in the 2026 Academy Awards® Best International Feature Film category.

This series offers the rare opportunity to see all 15 of the shortlisted films in this category, many of which are top film festival prize winners… which do you think will take home the Oscar®?

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BRAZIL’S SUBMISSION FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM • 2026 ACADEMY AWARDS®

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.

In Portuguese, German and English with English subtitles
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho (Brazil 2025) 158 min.

MVFF48 OFFICIAL SELECTION

SATURDAY, JAN 10 • NOON

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$14.50 General | $11 Seniors + Youth & Matinées | $10 CAFILM members

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