Adaminte
Makan
Abu,
directed
by
Salim
Ahmed
is
not
in
the
top
nine
list
for
the
best
foreign
film
Oscar
for
2011.
The
film
does
not
find
any
mention
on
the
official
Oscar
website.
Adaminte
Makan
Abu,
which
stars
Salim
Kumar
and
Zarina
Wahab
in
lead
roles
is
the
story
of
an
elderly
Muslim
couple
and
their
struggle
to
go
on
a
pilgrimage
to
Haj.
The
film
was
one
among
the
63
entries
screened
by
the
Oscar
committee.
In
the
nine
films
that
are
shortlisted
by
the
Oscar
committee,
there
is
Omar
Killed
Me
(Morocco),
Supercl
sico
(Denmark),
Bullhead
(Belgium),
In
Darkness
(Poland),
Monsieur
Lazhar
(Canada),
Pina
(Germany),
Footnote
(Israel)
and
Warriors
of
the
Rainbow:
Seediq
Bale
(Taiwan).
The
presentation
of
the
Oscar
awards
will
take
place
on
February
26
at
the
Kodak
Theatre
in
Los
Angeles.