The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - you know, the guys who hand out the Oscars - has decided to disqualify Nigeria's first-ever official entry for the international feature film category. Lionheart, from Nigerian actress-director Genevieve Nnaji, was rejected because, according to the academy, the film "includes only 11 minutes of non-English dialogue".
The decision is in accordance with the rules, which require that foreign films be predominantly in languages other than English.
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