Northern Skirts


Northern Skirts is a 1999 German-language film directed by Barbara Albert. It was an international co-production between Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. It was Austria's official List of submissions to the [72nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film submission] at the 72nd [Academy Awards], but did not manage to receive a nomination. The film addresses the marginalisation of the Vienna's migrant and ethnic minority population against the background of rising xenophobia encouraged by Joerg Haider and the so-called Freedom Party.

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David Rooney of Variety wrote "Northern Skirts remains too fragmented in its presentation of characters and plot to bring its themes of family and emotional connection fully into focus".