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African nation Senegal has shortlisted its Oscar 2021 International feature entry and it’s Mamadou Dia’s ‘Nafi’s Father’.

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The submission had previously not been reported and it’s only the third ever time that the country has sent its entry for the Academy Awards competition. 

‘Nafi’s Father’ is a drama film about a family conflict. It had its world premiere at the 2019 Locarno Film Festival and is still seeking US distribution.

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Earlier, Senegal had sent 2017's ‘Felicite’ and 2019's ‘Atlantics’. Both the films had been shortlisted but did not make it to the final nominations list of Oscars International Feature.

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