Under Milk Wood to be UK’s contender in the Academy Awards Foreign Language category
- Dylan Thomas adaptation stars Rhys Ifans
The UK has submitted Welsh language Under Milk Wood [+see also:
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The film is set in the fictional Welsh seaside town of Llareggub (to be read backwards). Rhys Ifans plays the narrator and singer Charlotte Church co-stars, with rugby star Gareth Edwards and politician Neil Kinnock in guest appearances. It is a S4C, Goldfinch Pictures and Ffatti Ffilms co-production.
Metro International Entertainment is handling international sales. Allens and Ifans produced alongside Stephen Malit (London – The Modern Babylon [+see also:
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The nominations will be announced 14 January. The Oscars are on 28 February.
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