Oscars: Canada Selects 'Funny Boy' for International Feature Category

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Deepa Mehta's Sri Lanka-set drama is set to bow on Netflix in December.

an adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s coming-of-age novel of the same name, to represent the country in the 2021 Oscar race in the international feature category.

Ava DuVernay's ARRAY Releasing has already sold the Sri Lanka-set drama to Netflix for a Dec. 10 bow. The indie, which stars Brandon Ingram, Nimmi Harasgama, Ali Kazmi, Agam Darshi and Arush Nand, will also bypass movie theaters are it premieres on the CBC network in Canada on Dec. 4.portrays a young boy named Arjie growing up as political tensions escalate to a boiling point between the minority Tamils and the majority Sinhalese.

The 2021 Academy Awards will take place April 25, 2021. The Oscar nominations will be announced on March 15.

 

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