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''Eldorado'' is a 2018 Swiss
documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...
directed by
Markus Imhoof Markus Imhoof (born 19 September 1941) is a Swiss film director, screenwriter, theatre and opera director. Biography He began his career as a documentary maker, focusing on controversial issues. His 1968 film ''Rondo'' was a critical look at ...
. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress# ...
at the
91st Academy Awards The 91st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2018 and took place on February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AM ...
, but was not nominated.


Synopsis

Director Markus Imhoof examines the
European migrant crisis The 2015 European migrant crisis, also known internationally as the Syrian refugee crisis, was a period of significantly increased movement of refugees and migrants into Europe in 2015, when 1.3 million people came to the continent to request ...
and contrasts it against his boyhood experience with a
post-World War II The aftermath of World War II was the beginning of a new era started in late 1945 (when World War II ended) for all countries involved, defined by the decline of all colonial empires and simultaneous rise of two superpowers; the Soviet Union (US ...
Italian refugee.


Reception

''Eldorado'' has an approval rating of 83% on
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website
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, based on 6 reviews, and an average rating of 8/10.https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eldorado_2018


See also

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List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award ...
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List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Switzerland has submitted 46 films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since their first entry in 1961. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-lengt ...


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* 2018 films 2018 documentary films Swiss documentary films 2010s German-language films Films directed by Markus Imhoof Swiss German-language films {{2010s-documentary-film-stub