Jordan has selected Sareen Hairabedian’s documentary My Sweet Land to represent it in the Best International Feature Film category of the 97th Academy Awards.
The documentary follows 11-year-old Vrej, who dreams of becoming a dentist in his village in Artsakh in the region Nagorno-Karabakh, which has been at the heart of a violent dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia since the 1980s.
When conflict erupts again, Vrej and his family flee, only to return to a devastated homeland after their people lost the war. As Vrej faces the new harsh realities and prepares for future battles, he wrestles with the weight of his hopes and trauma.
The film is Hairabedian’s debut feature and follows her 40-minute doc We Are Not Done Yet for HBO documentary which won several awards.
The film is produced by Azza Hourani, a Jordanian producer and assistant director with over 15 years in the industry, whose credits include Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider, Abu Bakr Shawky’s Hajjan and Amjad Al Rasheed’s Inshallah A Boy, Jordan’s entry for the 96th Academy Awards.
The selection was made by a committee overseen by the Royal Film Commission – Jordan (RFC).
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