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LUX Prize
Lux Prize logo.png
2007 logo. The trophy is inspired by-, and the underlying concept of the award is the Tower of Babel.
Awarded forExcellence in illustrating the universality of European values and the diversity of European culture
Country Countries eligible for the European Commission Media Programme
Presented by European Parliament
First awarded2007
Last awarded2019
Website luxprize.eu

The European Parliament LUX Prize, commonly known as the LUX Prize or LUX Film Prize, was a prize given to a competing film by the European Parliament. Introduced in 2007, the prize is named after the Latin word for "light", lux.

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The award was aimed at highlighting films which help to raise awareness of socio-political issues in Europe and to publicise and encourage distribution of European films in the European Union and throughout the world. Open to both fiction (narrative) and documentary films of feature length, entries were limited to films made within Europe and demonstrating European values and/or showcasing European culture. The finalists gained both publicity and enhanced prospects for worldwide distribution through having their films subtitled into the official 24 European languages as part of the award process.

The prize was awarded by the European Parliament and voting was based on voting by Members of the European Parliament. In 2020, it was replaced by the LUX Audience Award, presented alongside the European Film Academy in partnership with the European Commission and Europa Cinemas, with audience voting by the public counting for 50 per cent of the vote.

History

Creation and aims

The award was created in 2007. [1] [2] The name of the prize originates from the Latin word for "light", lux, [3] with the award named in honour of the Lumière Brothers, who invented cinematography. [4] The word origin is related to the aim of the award, which is to illuminate public debate on European integration and to facilitate the diffusion of European films in the European Union". [3]

The symbol of the LUX Prize is the Tower of Babel, and the trophy reflects the shape of a tower. It is "a symbol of history where linguistic and cultural diversity join forces". [4] It was designed by Belgian artist Jocelyne Coster. [2]

The European Parliament believes that films help to instigate debate and raise awareness of socio-political issues in Europe, especially with regard to European integration, thus helping to forge and celebrate a stronger European identity and values. The prize also helps to publicise and encourage distribution of European films in the European Union and throughout the world, which otherwise may not get widespread distribution owing to language and other barriers. [5]

Earlier editions

For the first edition of the prize, three films were shortlisted by a 17-member panel, comprising mainly people in the film industry, [2] who viewed 800 feature films produced in Europe in the year from May 2006 to May 2007. The first LUX Prize was awarded to Turkish-born German director Fatih Akin, for his film The Edge of Heaven . [1] [5]

The jury members were appointed by the European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education, and it was planned that a third of the jury would be rotated each year. All members of the European Parliament were able to watch the final three films, but only those who have seen all three qualify for voting rights. [3]

The producers of the ten shortlisted films are required to provide digital copies in the form of DVDs, Vimeo link, or OpenDCP for the members of the European Parliament. In 2015, the shortlisted Son of Saul was disqualified when the production team refused to provide this, fearing that the film copies would be pirated. [6]

In 2019, there were 21 members on the judging panel. The selection of the first 10 films was announced in March of that year, with the final three selected in July and the winner announced in Strasbourg on 27 November. [4]

2020 changes

Partly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, changes were announced to the name, the selection process and the timetabling of the LUX Award in September 2020. The European Parliament and the European Film Academy would be responsible for the management of the award, in partnership with the European Commission and the Europa Cinemas network. The name was changed to LUX – the European Audience Film Award by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy, with the abbreviated version LUX European Audience Film Award. [7] The new format was announced by Sabine Verheyen, chair of the Culture Committee, at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. [8]

There would henceforth be five nominees competing for the award, which would all be subtitled in 24 European languages, but due to the impact of the pandemic on the film industry, only three would be nominated for the first edition of the new format. The jury would remain similar, but the winner would be selected jointly by MEPs and the public, with each contributing 50 per cent towards the final vote. [7]

Award process

Selection criteria

As of 2019, films have to meet following eligibility criteria: [4]

Preselection

Ten films are shortlisted, and three of these are selected for the final competition. After three (five after 2021 [7] ) films have been selected from the 10 preselected films, these films are subtitled into the 24 official EU languages, and they are screened in all EU countries during the "LUX Film Days". [4] In the 2020 edition, no preselection was hold, announcing directly the three nominated films.

2020 selection and voting timetable

In 2020, the European Film Awards Ceremony was supposed to take place in Reykjavík, Iceland, on 12 December. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Ceremony took place the scheduled day in a virtual format broadcast and streamed from the European Film Academy site in Berlin, where the three nominated films were announced. The three nominated films were chosen by a selection panel [10] consisting of 21 people: Mike Downey (Ireland), Honorary President of the LUX European Audience Film Award, Chairman of the European Film Academy; Jürgen Biesing (Germany), Producer, European Film Awards; Peter Bognar (Hungary), Distributor, Festival Programmer; Mihai Christian Chirilov (Romania), Film Critic, artistic director of TIFF; Ditte Daugbjerg Chistensen (Denmark), Øst for Paradis Cinema, Managing director & Head of distribution; José Luis Cienfuegos (Spain), Director of the Sevilla European Film Festival; Fatima Djoumer, International relations and events administrator, Europa Cinéma; Juliette Duret (Belgium), Head of Cinema, BOZAR; Jakub Duszynski (Poland), Distributor, GUTEK Film, Co-president Europa Distribution; Giorgio Gosetti (Italy), artistic director of Venice Days Film Festival; Vanessa Henneman (Netherlands), Talent manager/agent; Mathilde Henrot (France), Founder of Festival Scope; Matthias Holz (Sweden), Cinema exhibitor and Programming Manager; Yorgos Krassakopoulos (Greece), Head of Programming Thessaloniki Film Festival, Film Critic; Christophe Leparc (France), Secretary General of Director's Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival; Susan Newman-Baudais (Ireland), Eurimages. Head of Programme – Co-production; Karel Och (Czech Republic), Film Critic and artistic director of Karlovy Vary Film Festival; Mira Stavela (Bulgaria), Managing Director Sofia IFF; Teona Strugar Mitevska (North Macedonia), Film Director; Mantė Valiūnaitė (Lithuania), artistic director, Vilnius Film Festival; Maria Silvia Gatta (Italy), Observer.

The nominated films, after subtitling in the 24 official languages, are being screened across Europe until May 2021. [7] Between 10 and 16 May 2021 the "LUX Audience Week" takes place, with simultaneous screenings and debates organised across the continent. [8] The public is able to vote by ranking the nominated films, awarding them one to five stars, and the totals will represent 50 per cent of the vote, with the other 50 per cent going to the MEPs. [7] Voting period closes on 23 May 2021.

The winning film will be announced at the LUX Award Ceremony on 9 June 2021, [11] during a plenary sitting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, as in previous editions. The Parliament President presents the award to the laureate in front of the MEPs and representatives from the other films in competition. [7]

2020 Voting process

The audience can cast their votes for all three nominated films from 13 December 2020 until 23 May 2021 on the Lux award website. [12] Audiences will be able to rate each film via this website. Members of the European Parliament will also vote, from March until 23 May 2021 via a dedicated voting page of the institution. Ratings can be changed an unlimited number of times until the voting closes. The last vote counts.

The final ranking will be determined by combining the public vote and the vote by the Members of the European Parliament, with each group weighing 50%.

Pre-2020 timetable and process

DatePlaceResultNotes
FebruarySelection starts
June–July Karlovy Vary International Film Festival,
Karlovy Vary,
the Czech Republic
Launch of the Selection processPublic announcement of the 10-LUX films of the Official Selection
September Rome,
Italy
Selection of the 3 shortlist filmsAnnouncement of the 3 films in the Official Competition
September Venice Film Festival,
Venice,
Italy
Special screeningsVenice Days
September–NovemberLUX Film Days,
cities across European Union member states, candidates, European Economic Area, Switzerland
Special screeningsLaunched in 2012, the project aims to bring the screenings of the 3 finalists of the award. It is aired mainly in the cinemas that are part of the Europa Cinemas film theatre networks. For most countries, the screenings are also national premieres. Screenings take place also in cooperation with film festivals:
Thessaloniki International Film Festival,
Stockholm International Film Festival,
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival,
• Sevilla Film Festival,
Sofia International Film Festival,
Zagreb Film Festival.
Novemberinternetfinal votingOnly Members of the European Parliament, who have seen all three films during the screenings or extra muros, are entitled to vote. Voting takes place electronically via the intranet site at the Parliament. The film which gains the highest number of votes is the winner.
November–Decemberthe Seat of the European Parliament,
Strasbourg,
France
the formal, official sitting session of parliament, Selection of the winnerLUX Prize Award Ceremony and seminar for journalists

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

YearResultEnglish titleOriginal titleDirectorNationality of Director
(at time of film's release)
LanguageAcademy Awards
Best Foreign Language Film
European Film Awards
Best Film
2007Winner The Edge of Heaven Auf der anderen Seite Fatih Akın Flag of Germany.svg  Germany German, Turkish, Englishsubmissionnomination
Top-3 Shortlist 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile Cristian Mungiu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Romaniansubmissionwon
Belle Toujours Manoel de Oliveira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal French
Selection Das Fräulein Andrea Štaka Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland German, Swiss German dialect, Serbo-Croatian
Kalinovsky Square Ploshcha Jury Chaščavacki Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Russian, Belarusian, English (subtitles)
It Happened Just BeforeKurz davor ist es passiert Anja Salomonowitz Flag of Austria.svg  Austria German
Iska's Journey Iszka utazása Csaba Bollók Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Hungarian, Romanian
California Dreamin' California Dreamin' (nesfârșit) Cristian Nemescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Romanian, English
2008Winner Lorna's Silence Le Silence de Lorna Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium French, Italian, German
Top-3 Shortlist Delta Kornél Mundruczó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Hungarian
Citizen Havel Občan Havel Miroslav Janek and Pavel Koutecký Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Czech
Selection Revanche Götz Spielmann Flag of Austria.svg  Austria German, Russian
The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner Светът е голям и спасение дебне отвсякъде Stephan Komandarev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Bulgarian, German, Italian, Slovenian
Cloud 9 Wolke Neun Andreas Dresen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany German
Tricks Sztuczki Andrzej Jakimowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Polish
Autumn Ball Sügisball Veiko Õunpuu Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Estonian
Worlds Apart To verdener Niels Arden Oplev Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Danish
The rest of the night Il Resto della notte Francesco Munzi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italian, Romanian
2009Winner Welcome Philippe Lioret Flag of France.svg  France French, English, Kurdish, Turkish
Top-3 Shortlist Eastern Plays Източни пиеси Kamen Kalev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Bulgarian
Storm Sturm Hans-Christian Schmid Flag of Germany.svg  Germany English, German, Bosnian, Serbian
Selection Pandora's Box Pandora'nın Kutusu Yeşim Ustaoğlu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Turkish
35 Shots of Rum 35 Rhums Claire Denis Flag of France.svg  France French, German
AnderRoberto CastónFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Basque, Spanish
North Nord Rune Denstad Langlo Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Norwegian
Katalin Varga Peter Strickland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Hungarian, Romanian
Lost Persons AreaCaroline StrubbeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium English, Dutch, Hungarian
For a Moment, Freedom Ein Augenblick Freiheit Francesco Munzi Flag of Austria.svg  Austria English, Persian, Turkish

2010s

YearResultEnglish titleOriginal titleDirectorNationality of Director
(at time of film's release)
LanguageAcademy Awards
Best Foreign Language Film
European Film Awards
Best Film
2010Winner When We Leave Die Fremde Feo Aladag Flag of Austria.svg  Austria [13] German, Turkish
Top-3 ShortlistAkadimia PlatonosΑκαδημία Πλάτωνος Filippos Tsitos Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Greek, Albanian, German
Illégal Olivier Masset-Depasse Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium [14] French
Selection Medal of Honor Medalia de onoare Calin Peter Netzer Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Romanian
The Mouth of the Wolf La bocca del lupo Pietro Marcello Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italian
Lourdes Jessica Hausner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria French
I Am Love Io sono l'amore Luca Guadagnino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italian
Bibliothèque Pascal Szabolcs Hajdu Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Romanian, English, Hungarian
R Tobias Lindholm, Michael Noer Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Danish, Arabic
Eastern Drift Eurazijos aborigenas Šarūnas Bartas Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania French, Lithuanian, Russian
2011Winner The Snows of Kilimanjaro Les Neiges du Kilimandjaro Robert Guédiguian Flag of France.svg  France French
Top-3 Shortlist Attenberg Athina Rachel Tsangari Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Greek
Play Ruben Östlund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Swedish
Selection Mysteries of Lisbon Mistérios de Lisboa Raúl Ruiz Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Portuguese, French, English
Le Havre Aki Kaurismäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland French
The Turin Horse A torinói ló Béla Tarr Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Hungarian
Morgen Marian Crişan Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Romanian, Hungarian, Turkish
Essential Killing Jerzy Skolimowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland English, Polish, Arabic
We Have a Pope Habemus Papam Nanni Moretti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italian
Pina Wim Wenders Flag of Germany.svg  Germany German, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Korean, Spanish
2012Winner Shun Li and the Poet Io sono Li Andrea Segre Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italian, Mandarin
Top-3 Shortlist Just the Wind Csak a szél Benedek Fliegauf Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Tabu Miguel Gomes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Selection Caesar Must Die Cesare deve morire Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy nomination
Children of Sarajevo Djeca Aida Begić Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Barbara Christian Petzold Flag of Germany.svg  Germany submissionnomination
Crulic: The Path to Beyond Crulic - Drumul spre dincolo Anca Damian Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Louise Wimmer Cyril Mennegun Flag of France.svg  France
Sister L'Enfant d'en haut Ursula Meier Flag of France.svg  France
Our Children À perdre la raison Joachim Lafosse Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
2013Winner The Broken Circle Breakdown Felix Van Groeningen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Dutchnominationnomination
Top-3 Shortlist Miele Valeria Golino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
The Selfish Giant Clio Barnard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
SelectionFortressPevnost Lukáš Kokeš, Klára Tasovská Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
A Coffee in Berlin Oh Boy! Jan Ole Gerster Flag of Germany.svg  Germany nomination
The PlagueLa Plaga Neus Ballús Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
The Great Beauty La grande bellezza Paolo Sorrentino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Circles Кругови Srdan Golubovic Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
In Bloom გრძელი ნათელი დღეები Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Groß Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Eat Sleep Die Äta sova dö Gabriela Pichler Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2014Winner Ida Paweł Pawlikowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Polish, French, Latinwonwon
Top-3 Shortlist Class Enemy Razredni sovražnik Rok Biček Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Girlhood Bande de filles Céline Sciamma Flag of France.svg  France
Selection White God Fehér isten Kornél Mundruczó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Beautiful Youth Hermosa juventud Jaime Rosales Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Stations of the Cross Kreuzweg Dietrich Brüggemann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
The Wonders Le meraviglie Alice Rohrwacher Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Macondo Sudabeh Mortezai Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Force Majeure Turist Ruben Östlund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Xenia Panos H. Koutras Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
2015Winner Mustang Deniz Gamze Ergüven Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Turkishnominationnomination
Top-3 Shortlist Mediterranea Jonas Carpignano Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
The Lesson Урок Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Selection Rams Hrútar Grímur Hákonarson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
45 Years Andrew Haigh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
A Perfect Day Un día perfecto Fernando León de Aranoa Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
The Measure of a Man La Loi du marché Stéphane Brizé Flag of France.svg  France
Son of Saul Saul fia László Nemes Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary German, Hungarian, Polish, Yiddish, Russian, Slovak, Czech, Greekwon
Toto and His SistersToto si surorile lui Alexander Nanau Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
The High Sun Zvizdan Dalibor Matanić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
2016Winner Toni Erdmann Maren Ade Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [15] German, English, Romanianwonwon
Top-3 Shortlist As I Open My Eyes À Peine J'Ouvre Les Yeux Leyla Bouzid Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
My Life as a Courgette Ma Vie de Courgette Claude Barras Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Selection A War Krigen Tobias Lindholm Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Things to Come L'Avenir Mia Hansen-Løve Flag of France.svg  France
Sieranevada Cristi Puiu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Like Crazy La pazza gioia Paolo Virzi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
A Syrian Love Story Sean McAllister Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Letters from War Cartas da Guerra Ivo Ferreira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Suntan Argyris Papadimitropoulos Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
2017Winner Sami Blood Sameblod Amanda Kernell Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden [16] Swedish, South Sami
Top-3 Shortlist BPM (Beats per Minute) 120 battements par minute Robin Campillo Flag of France.svg  France French
Western Valeska Grisebach Flag of Germany.svg  Germany German, Bulgarian
Selection A Ciambra Jonas Carpignano Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italian
Glory Слава Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Bulgarian
Heartstone Hjartasteinn Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Icelandic
King of the Belgians Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of the United States.svg  United States English, Flemish, French, Bulgarian
Summer 1993 Estiu 1993 Carla Simón Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Catalan
The Last Family Ostatnia rodzina Jan P. Matuszynski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Polish
The Other Side of Hope Toivon tuolla puolen Aki Kaurismäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Finnish, English, Arabic
2018Winner Woman at War Kona fer í stríð Benedikt Erlingsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Icelandic, Spanish, English, Ukrainiansubmission
Top-3 Shortlist The Other Side of Everything Druga strana svega Mila Turajlić Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Styx Wolfgang Fischer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Selection Border Gräns Ali Abbasi Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Swedishsubmissionnomination
Girl Lukas Dhont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Mug Twarz Małgorzata Szumowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Polish
Utøya: July 22 Utøya 22. juli Erik Poppe Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Norwegian
Donbass Донбас Sergei Loznitsa Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Russian, Ukrainiansubmission
Happy as Lazzaro Lazzaro felice Alice Rohrwacher Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italiannomination
The Silence of OthersEl silencio de otros Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2019Winner God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija Gospod postoi, imeto i' e Petrunija Teona Strugar Mitevska Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Macedonian
Top-3 Shortlist The Realm El reino Rodrigo Sorogoyen Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Spanish
Cold Case Hammarskjöld Mads Brügger Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Selection Clergy Kler Wojciech Smarzowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Polish
Her JobI douleia tis Nikos Labôt Flag of France.svg  France
Honeyland Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Macedonian, Turkish, Bosniansubmission
Invisibles Les invisibles Louis-Julien Petit Flag of France.svg  France French
Ray & Liz Richard Billingham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom English
System Crasher Systemsprenger Nora Fingscheidt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Germannomination
The Man Who Surprised Everyone Человек, который удивил всех Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Russian

2020s

YearResultEnglish titleOriginal titleDirectorNationality of Director
(at time of film's release)
LanguageAcademy Awards
Best Foreign Language Film
European Film Awards
Best Film
2021Winner Collective Colectiv Alexander Nanau Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Romaniannominationwon (Best Documentary Film)
Nomination Another Round Druk Thomas Vinterberg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Danishwonwon
Corpus Christi Boże Ciało Jan Komasa Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Polishnominationnomination
2022Winner Quo Vadis, Aida? Jasmila Žbanić Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian, English, Serbian, Dutch
Nomination Flee Flugt Jonas Poher Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Danish, Dari, Russian
Great Freedom Große FreiheitSebastian MeiseFlag of Austria.svg  Austria German
2023Nomination Alcarràs Carla Simón Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Catalan
NominationBurning DaysKurak Günler Emin Alper Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Turkish
Nomination Close Lukas Dhont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium French, Dutch
Nomination Triangle of Sadness Sans filtre Ruben Östlund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden English
Nomination Will-o'-the-Wisp Fogo-Fátuo João Pedro Rodrigues Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Portuguese

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