‘Cold Case Hammarskjöld’, ‘The Realm’, and ‘God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya’ have been chosen as the three finalists of the European Parliament’s Lux Film Prize. This year’s films touch on political corruption, an investigation into a decades-old murder case and how feminism intersects with religion.

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or the world's most idiotic conspiracy theory!

The European Parliament unveiled the three finalists of the LUX Film Prize.

The investigative documentary 'Cold Case Hammarskjöld'

of the Swedish UN secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld.

Danish director Mads Brügger teams up with Swedish investigator Göran Björkdahl

and unearths some new details about the crash

competition rigging and influence trafficking.

The thriller 'The Realm' addresses a more current style of political scandal,

depicting the fall of a corrupt politician.

It's a fast-moving, adrenaline-packed drama by Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen

that skewers the wheeling and dealing of government.

-Father, she is a woman, she mustn't jump for the cross.

the North Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska

shines a light on feminism, conventions and religion in her country.

The film follows a young woman who decides to go against her village's ancestral religious and societal traditions.

The three films are subtitled in the 24 official EU languages

and will be screened across the European Union before members of Parliament vote on the winner.

The LUX Prize is awarded on 27 November.