MUMBAI: Srdjan Dragojevic‘s Saint George Shoots The Dragon has been selected as Serbia‘s entry to the Oscars in the foreign-language category. Initially, Darko Lungulov‘s Here And There was selected as the country‘s entry but was later withdrawn because it contained more of English dialogue.

Thereafter the Serbian Academy of Film Arts and Sciences put Here And There forward last week but eventually decided to consult the Academy‘s executive director Bruce Davis, who advised that the film would not be eligible.

The First World War epic is the not only the most expensive Serbian film ever made with a budget of $8.9m but was also the highest grossing title in the territory this year with 123,786 admissions and a intake of $475,507.