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THE DESCENDANTS (US) 115mins. Dir: Alexander Payne. Key cast: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges An indifferent husband and father of two girls is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife falls into a coma following a boating accident. Special Presentation Winter Garden Theatre
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WETLANDS (Canada) 111mins. Dir: Guy Edoin. Key cast: Gabriel Maille, Luc Picard, Pascale Bussieres A coming-of-age story in which the teenage son of struggling farmers has to cope with the death of his father and resentment of his mother. Canada First! AMC 5
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FUTURE LASTS FOREVER (Turkey/France/ Germany) 108mins. Dir: Ozcan Alper. Key cast: Gaye Gursel, Durukan Ordu, Sarkis Seropyan A young musicologist leaves Istanbul in search of her Kurdish lover. Contemporary World Cinema AMC 1
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BLOOD OF MY BLOOD (Portugal) 139mins. Dir: Joao Canijo. Key cast: Rita Blanco, Anabela Moreira, Cleia Almeida Marcia is determined to end the cycle of poverty for her family and when she discovers her daughter is dating an older professor, she will stop at nothing to end this unwelcome relationship. Contemporary World Cinema AMC 7
URBANIZED (US/UK) 82mins. Dir: Gary Hustwit Examines ideas about urban design with examples from around the world and interviews with architects, politicians, artists and city planners. Real to Reel AMC 10
cast: Jayashree Basavra, Sihle Dlamini, James Ngcobo An AIDS orphan forges an unlikely bond with an elderly Indian neighbour in spite of racial prejudice and language barriers, and goes on a journey to find a new home. Contemporary World Cinema AMC 3
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THE LAST CHRISTEROS (Mexico/Netherlands) 90mins. Dir: Matias Meyer. Key cast: Alejandro Limon, Antonio Garcia, Jesus
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BELOVED (France) 135mins. Dir: Christophe Honoré. Key cast: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Ludivine Sagnier Takes us from Paris in the 1960s to 21st century London as it follows a mother and daughter’s twin adventures in love. Gala Roy Thomson Hall
GOD BLESS AMERICA (US) 99mins Dir: Bobcat Goldthwait. Key cast: Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Larry Miller A Bonnie and Clyde for the 21st century as a 45-year-old man and a teenage girl go on a killing spree in this bloody black comedy. Midnight Madness AMC 6
MONSTERS CLUB (Japan) 72mins. Dir: Toshiaki Toyoda. Key cast: Eita, Yousuke Kubozuka, KenKen A young man abandons civilisation to live in a secluded cottage on a mountainside where he
n 22 Screen International at the Toronto Film Festival September 11, 2011
Moises Rodriguez At the end of the 1930s, a small band of men fight against religious persecution in Mexico. Visions AMC 1
encounters a mysterious creature in the forest. Visions Jackman Hall — AGO
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TWIXT (US) 90mins. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola. Key cast: Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning, Ben Chaplin A burnt-out mystery writer gets mixed up in murder and evil in a California town. Special Presentation Princess of Wales
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DARK HORSE (US) 85mins. Dir: Todd Solondz. Key cast: Justin Bartha, Selma Blair, Mia Farrow A dark comedy about a manchild whose desire for a romantic relationship runs smack into reality. Special Presentation Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
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ELLES (France/Poland/ Germany) 96mins Dir: Malgoska Szumowska. Key cast: Juliette Binoche, Anais
Demoustier, Joanna Kulig A journalist for Elle magazine is writing an article about student prostitution, which forces her to question her most intimate convictions about money, family and sex. Special Presentation TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
LAST WINTER (Belgium/France) 103mins. Dir: John Shank. Key cast: Anais Demoustier, Florence Loiret Caille, Vincent Rottiers In France’s remote countryside, a young farmer is solemnly determined to keep his heritage alive. Contemporary World Cinema AMC 4
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HOTEL SWOONI (Belgium) 89mins. Dir: Kaat Beels. Key cast: Vigny Tchakouani, Geert Van Rampelberg, Sara De Roo Explores the destructive consequences of living a lie when six seemingly unrelated individuals descend on Hotel Swooni. Contemporary World Cinema AMC 2
MARTHAMARCYMAY MARLENE (US) 101mins. Dir: Sean Durkin. Key cast: Elizabeth Olsen,
Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet A damaged woman struggles to reassimilate after fleeing a cult. Special Presentation Ryerson
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DEATH OF A SUPERHERO (Germany/Ireland) 98mins. Dir: Ian FitzGibbon. Key cast: Andy Serkis, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Aisling Loftus A coming-of-age tale about a 14-year-old undergoing chemotherapy. Special Presentation AMC 9
SAMSARA (US) 99mins. Dir: Ron Fricke. A journey around the world, exploring themes of birth, death and rebirth through stunning visuals and music. Real to Reel TIFF Bell Lightbox 2
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FIRST POSITION (US) 90mins. Dir: Bess Kargman Key cast: Aran Bell, Michaela DePrince, Joan Sebastian Zamora Six young ballet dancers prepare for one of the most prestigious competitions in the world. TIFF Kids Isabel Bader Theatre
LUCKY (South Africa) 100mins. Dir: Avie Luthra. Key
BUNOHAN (Malaysia) 97mins. Dir: Dain Said. Key cast: Faizal Husseini, Zahiril Adzim, Pekin Ibrahim A kickboxer, a businessman and an assassin have to fight for their lives in the mangroves of Malaysia. Discovery AMC 5
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COLOR OF THE OCEAN (Germany) 95mins. Dir: Maggie Peren. Key cast: Alex Gonzalez, Sabine Timoteo, Hubert Koundé Two refugees arriving on the shores of the Canary Islands cross paths with an altruistic tourist and a cop, changing the course of all their lives. Contemporary World Cinema Jackman Hall — AGO
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AVALON (Sweden) 76mins. Dir: Axel Petersen. Key cast: Johannes Brost, Peter Carlberg, Leonore Ekstrand A group of friends who have never stopped living the decadent lives they enjoyed in the 1980s come to realise that one day the party has to stop. Discovery AMC 10
THE BROOKLYN BROTHERS BEAT THE BEST (US) 97mins. Dir: Ryan O’Nan. Key cast: Ryan O’Nan, Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel A failing singer- songwriter decides to hit the road and rediscovers his love for life and music. Discovery AMC 7
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