Ukraine's nomination for best foreign language Oscar, Oles Sanin's The Guide, is an emotionally patriotic film set in the 1930s but reflects more contemporary concerns. Built around the story of a boy who witnesses the murder of his American engineer father (played by U.S actor Jeff Burrell) by Stalin's secret police, the film is set against the background of the suppression of rural "kulaks" - wealthy farmers - and the Soviet-engineered famine that left as many as 10 million peasants dead from starvation.
The Hollywood Reporter: Ukraine nominates Oles Sanin’s ‘The Guide’ for foreign language category in Oscar
Host Ellen DeGeneres speaks onstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California.
