South Africa submits the film Old Righteous Blues for Oscars

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South Africa submitted its selected film, OLD RIGHTEOUS BLUES for competition for the 2025 Oscars in the Best International Feature Film. The film was one of the last submissions for competition in its category as deadline closed on 2nd of October. The 97th Academy Awards will be held from 2 March 2025. Please also see our post for more dates for the Academy Awards: Event Dates.

The story of the film:
Set in South Africa's Western Cape province, Old Righteous Blues follows a young man's journey to unite a fractured community as he attempts to restore the once-glorious Old Righteous Blues Christmas Choir Band (Kerskoor) to its former stature.

This mission sees him confront the long-standing consequences of a bitter feud started by his father two decades earlier, which split the choir in two and devastated the community. For twenty years, street battles ensued, families were torn apart, and loyalties were tested as the two rival bands claimed ownership of the town's Kerskoor with destructive and violent consequences.