september 17, 13:10
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CultureAuthors:eng.lsm.lv(Latvian Public Broadcasting)
Latvia has picked Dāvis Sīmanis' feature film Tēvs Nakts (The Mover) about Žanis Lipke, a dock worker who hid Jews from the Nazis during the Second World War, as its entry for the US Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category.
Latvia's entry was selected by a commission made up of different industry experts. A total of six films were submitted for the competition, the National Film Center said.