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''A Bullet in the Head'' (french: Une balle dans la tête) is a 1990 Canadian
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directed by
Attila Bertalan Attila Bertalan is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He is most noted for his 1990 film '' A Bullet in the Head'', which was selected as Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1991."Bullet in the Head chosen for ...
. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the
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at the
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, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film centres on a soldier, wounded in war, who is struggling to survive after being trapped behind enemy lines. The film's dialogue is spoken entirely in an
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. It was the first film ever selected as Canada's submission to the Academy Award competition for Best Foreign Language Film which was not in French, and one of just four such films overall alongside the later '' Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner'', ''
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'' and '' Eternal Spring''. Film historian
Peter Cowie Peter Cowie (born 24 December 1939) is a film historian and author of more than thirty books on film. In 1963 he was the founder/publisher and general editor of the annual ''International Film Guide'', a survey of worldwide film production, whi ...
called it "a nightmarish fairytale about the absurdity and futility of war."


Cast

* Kathy Horner as Witch * Andrew Campbell as Young Enemy Soldier * Jan Stychalsky as Old Enemy Soldier * Victoria Sands as Gypsy Woman * Claude Forget as Wagon Driver * Rebecca Posner as Katya * Susan Eyton-Jones as Venna


See also

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List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Canada has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1971. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bullet In The Head, A 1990 films 1990 drama films 1990s war drama films Canadian war drama films Fictional-language films 1990s Canadian films