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Oscar-Nominated Film 'Once Upon a Time in the Middle East' Reviewed
China's 'Once Upon a Time in the Middle East,' this year’s Oscar entry, is described as a breakneck blockbuster that mixes food porn with wartime devastation. Critics note it hasn't broken China's dry spell of nominations since 2002.
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Variety
Not since Zhang Yimou’s 2002 wuxia spectacle “Hero” has China landed an Oscar nomination for Best International Feature — and this dry spell surely won’t be broken with this year’s bombastic submission “Once Upon a Time in the Middle East.” Like most of the country’s entries over the past decade, th
2026-10-13 22:21 UTC