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Dead to Rights Nominated for Oscar Amidst $588M Success

9/30/2025

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Dead to Rights has been chosen for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.
Directed by Shen Ao, it follows a postman who becomes a photo-developer in a Japanese-controlled studio.
Nanjing Photo Studio, releasing in November, depicts ordinary citizens risking their lives to expose massacre evidence.
It has earned about $588.3 million.

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Story summary

Dead to Rights has been chosen for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.
Directed by Shen Ao, it follows a postman who becomes a photo-developer in a Japanese-controlled studio.
Nanjing Photo Studio, releasing in November, depicts ordinary citizens risking their lives to expose massacre evidence.
It has earned about $588.3 million.