The French film about a literature teacher in inner-city Paris received glowing reviews and several other wins -- including an Independent Spirit Award for best foreign-language film -- though it came up short at the Oscars and at the Cesars (France's Oscar equivalent), taking home only a writing award at the latter.
"Right now, if you want to make an independent English-language film, this is the cheapest country you can make it in, " says Rick McCallum, the American producer of the next two Star Wars episodes, which are being shot in Sydney.
The film was selected as France's official submission to the Academy Awards in the foreign-language category a highly unusual feat for an independent film featuring actors that aren't well known outside of indie circles.
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Mr Fatullayev is the former editor-in-chief and founder of the popular independent Russian languageweekly Realny Azerbaijan, and the Azeri language daily Gundalik Azarbaycan.