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‘Unclenching The Fists’ Director Kira Kovalenko Says William Faulkner Line Inspired Her Tale Of A Woman’s Longing To Escape – Contenders International

Kira Kovalenko's feature Unclenching the Fists was initially inspired by a line in William Faulkner's novel Intruder in the Dust. Speaking at Deadline's Contenders Film: International awards-season event, the Russian director said she thought a lot about Faulkner's line, "While some people can endure slavery, nobody…

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Int’l Critics Line: Russia’s Oscar Submission ‘Unclenching The Fists’

The old adage "write what you know" has rarely paid off with such bleak, persuasive power as it does in Unclenching The Fists, which won the Grand Prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar this year, is Russia’s submission to the International Feature race at the Oscars and is screening at AFI Fest. Mubi has U.S…

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Russia Submits Cannes Un Certain Regard Winner ‘Unclenching The Fists’ To Oscar Race

Unclenching the Fists, the drama directed by Kira Kovalenko that won the grand prize this year in the Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard sidebar, has been selected to represent Russia in the Best International Feature Film category at the 94th Oscars. The news was announced Monday by the Russian Oscar…