'' 600 Millas '' opened on 150 screens in Mexico on December 4 , 2015 , and was selected to represent the country at the 88th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category . About the process of receiving an Academy Award nomination , Ripstein said : " Much lobbying is required ; unfortunately , film quality is not always decisive " . The nominees that year represented Colombia , France , Jordan , Denmark , and Hungary ( the eventual winner )
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
Gabriel Ripstein