The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards , making the December shortlist of nine films , but it was not nominated . '' The Fencer '' was also nominated for the Golden Globe award in the Best Foreign Language Film category as a Finnish/German/Estonian co-production . '' The Fencer '' was released in the U.S. by CFI Releasing in 2017
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
The Fencer