A film about a guilt-wracked assassin who spends the rest of his life on horseback in penitence after killing a man will represent Argentina in the competition to be nominated as one of the best foreign-language films in the next Academy Awards.
Argentine film academy president Juan Jose Campanella says “Aballay, el hombre sin miedo’’ (Aballay, a man without fear) by Fernando Spiner has received 22 of 66 votes from academy members, edging out the favorite, “Un cuento Chino’’ (A Chinese Tale), starring Ricardo Darin.
