Comedy-drama “Another Round,” about four friends who test alcohol’s ability to improve their lives, won the Oscar for best international film on Sunday, becoming the fourth Danish film to take home an Oscar.
Director Thomas Vinterberg, who was also nominated for best director, dedicated the Oscar to his late daughter Ida, 19, who was to have a role in the film but was killed in an automobile accident four days into shooting.
“We ended up making this movie for her as her monument,” Vinterberg said upon receiving his statuette.
Vinterberg said Ida had written him a letter upon reading the script two months before shooting.
“She was glowing with excitement… And if anyone d…
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