Jordan has pulled a film chronicling the life of an eleven-year-old boy in Artsakh as its official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards after coming under pressure from Azerbaijan.

Deadline, a news outlet focused on the entertainment industry, writes that Baku viewed My Sweet Land as overtly anti-Azerbaijani and wrote to Jordan’s Foreign Ministry to reconsider the film’s selection as its Oscar entry.

 “This is very devastating news for our team that an emotional intimate story of a child’s love for his home and family was banned and silenced. As documentary filmmakers, this censorship compels us more than ever to share My Sweet Land protagonist Vrej’s story, which reflects the experiences of countless children around the world today, who deserve to dream freely without the threat of war and conflict,” Sareen Hairabedian, the film’s director, and producer Azza Hourani told Deadline.

Hairabedian began shooting the award-winning documentary, which follows eleven-year-old Vrej who dreams of becoming a dentist in his village in Artsakh, in 2018.