Madagascar has submitted Luck Razanajaona’s Disco Afrika: A Malagasy Story to the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards, as its first ever Oscar entry.

News of the submission comes amid political turbulence in the Indian Ocean country, lying off the Southeastern coast of Africa, following a coup last week by Colonel Michael Randrianirina.

The regime change came in the wake of protests led by thousands of youngsters, sparked by corruption and lack of essential services such as water and power, with Randrianirina promising free and fair elections within two years.

The cut-off for entry to the Best International Feature Film was at 5 p.m. on October 1, but some countries are only publicly declaring their candidates now.

Deadline was informed of the Madag

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