I hadn't previously considered the idea, until the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced the film would make its world premiere there a couple of months from now. And then I learned this morning that it's been selected to open the San Sebastian Film Festival, also in September, a few days after it debuts at TIFF - San Sebastian being the highest-profile film festival in the Spanish-speaking world, and, of course, TIFF being one of the highest-profile film festivals in the entire world, renowned for its status as the place where top producers and distributors go with their films to generate early Oscar buzz. Indeed last season's Best Picture Academy Award winner...
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