Vienna, Aug. 14 -- Austria has selected Sandra Huller-starrer 'Rose' as its official submission for the Best International Feature category at the 99th Academy Awards, entering Markus Schleinzer's period drama into the 2027 Oscar race, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The black-and-white film, directed by Schleinzer, stars Huller as Rose, a woman living in rural Germany in the 17th century who disguises herself as a male farmer to pursue a life that would otherwise have been prohibited for women at the time.

The fictionalised composite character of Rose was based on hundreds of comparable cases from the period.

'Rose' premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, where Huller won the Silver Bear for Best Lead Performance for her role in t...