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Oscars: Syria Selects Saydnaya Prison Hybrid Doc ‘The Other Side Of The Sun’ In First Post-Assad Entry

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What happened

Syria has submitted Tawfik Sabouni’s The Other Side of the Sun as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film category of the the 99th Academy Awards.

Key facts

  • Syria has submitted Tawfik Sabouni’s The Other Side of the Sun as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film category of the the 99th Academy Awards.
  • Reported by Deadline and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:00:00 UTC.

Why it matters

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Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Oscars: Syria Selects Saydnaya Prison Hybrid Doc ‘The Other Side Of The Sun’ In First Post-Assad Entry

  2. Oscars: Syria Picks ‘The Other Side of the Sun’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission, Icarus Takes Doc for U.S.

  3. Oscars: Syria Selects Doc ‘The Other Side of the Sun’ for International Feature Race, Marking First Entry Since Fall of Assad Regime

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Sources

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