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IDF rejects claims that soldiers humiliated violin-player at checkpoint |
| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: October 16, 2005 |
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rejected the Italian film about an Israeli family forced to live with a Palestinian family as Italy's submission for the Oscars. The film, "Private," was rejected on account of the language only, not the content, according to a spokesman. "It has to be in the language of the native country," said Academy spokesman John Pavlick. "Everything would be eligible if you didn't have rules that narrowed the eligibility down to a reasonable number. As it is, there are 50 or 60 films that compete each year."
English, Hebrew and Arabic is spoken in the film, according to the Internet Movie Database.
The AP contributed to this report.
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