Romania Finally Gets an Oscar Nomination, But Don’t Expect ‘Collective’ Director to Get Patriotic
“The pride is more that this story is crucial when so many countries are dealing with manipulative, corrupt and incompetent politicians,” says director Alexander NanauSteve Pond | March 15, 2021 @ 5:15 PM Last Updated: March 15, 2021 @ 5:16 PM
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Alexander Nanau’s sobering film “Collective” is only the second movie ever nominated for Oscars in both the Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature Film categories, but that’s not the film’s biggest Oscar landmark. Instead, “Collective” made history because it’s the first Romanian film ever nominated in the international category.