Wild Tales is a 2014 satirical absurdist dark comedy anthology film written and directed by the Argentine filmmaker Damián Szifron. An Argentine-Spanish co-production, it is composed of six standalone shorts sharing a common theme of catharsis, violence and vengeance, with an ensemble cast including Ricardo Darin, Oscar Martinez, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Erica Rivas, Rita Cortese, Julieta Zylberberg and Dario Grandinetti; Szifron's desire to work with Darin and Martinez allowed both actors to choose the role they wanted.
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Was Wild Tales nominated for an Academy Award?
Yes. It was an Argentine nominee for Foreign Language Film at the 2015 Academy Awards but the award went to Ida.
Yes. Wild Tales was one of five films nominated for the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 2015 ceremony, entered for Argentina. The award went to Ida from Poland. The other nominees were Leviathan from Russia, Tangerines from Estonia and Timbuktu from Mauritania.
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The film, which is an Argentine-Spanish co-production, is composed of six standalone shorts with a common theme of catharsis, violence and vengeance.
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is a 2014 satirical absurdist dark comedy anthology film, written and directed by the Argentine filmmaker Damián Szifron.
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Wild Tales (film), a 2014 Argentine film
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It won many accolades, including eight of ten Platino Awards, the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, and the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film.
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Wild Tales (Spanish: Relatos salvajes) is a 2014 satirical absurdist dark comedy anthology film, written and directed by the Argentine filmmaker Damián Szifron.
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Wild Tales (Spanish: Relatos salvajes) is a 2014 satirical absurdist dark comedy anthology film, written and directed by the Argentine filmmaker Damián Szifron.
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