SCREENINGS
unlock a dark secret. Midnight Madness Scotiabank Theatre 6
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BUTTER (US) 90mins. Dir: Jim Field Smith. Key cast: Olivia Wilde, Ashley Greene, Hugh Jackman A comedy about a misfit thrown into the hostile, high-stakes world of competitive butter carving Gala Scotiabank Theatre 2
PRESS & INDUSTRY 12:30
BELOVED (France) 135mins. Dir: Christophe Honoré. Key cast: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Ludivine Sagnier
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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 Scotiabank Theatre 10
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 Scotiabank Theatre 6
I’MYOURS (Canada) 79mins. Dir: Leonard Farlinger. Key cast: Rossif Sutherland, Karine Vanasse, Don McKellar A disenchanted trader has a wild one-night stand and wakes up in his car, heading to a town he’s never heard of.
Beloved takes us from Paris in the 1960s to 21st century London as it follows a mother and daughter’s twin adventures in love. Gala Scotiabank Theatre 11
Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank Theatre 8
PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY (US) 106mins. Dir: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky. Opens a new chapter in a murder case that has become an iconic example of a legal witch hunt. Real to Reel TIFF Bell Lightbox 5
12:30
BELOVED See box, above.
OMAR KILLED ME (France) 85mins. Dir: Roschdy Zem. Key cast: Sami Bouajila, Denis Podalydes A recreation of the harrowing story of a Moroccan gardener who was sentenced to 18 years for the murder of a wealthy widow. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank Theatre 4
POMPEYA (Argentina) 95mins. Dir: Tamae Garateguy. Key cast: Jose Gonzalez, Joel Drut, Chang Sung Kim A pair of screenwriters script a gangster film in
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this satire of genre and film-making. City to City Scotiabank Theatre 5
13:45
STARBUCK (Canada) 109mins. Dir: Ken Scott. Key cast: Patrick Huard, Antoine Bertrand, Julie le Breton A middle-aged slacker is told that the sperm he once donated has fathered 533 children. Gala Scotiabank Theatre 9
THE EYE OF THE STORM (Australia) 114mins. Dir: Fred Schepisi. Key cast: Geoffrey Rush, Charlotte Rampling, Judy Davis An ageing matriarch controls everything in her life — including the moment of her death. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 7
THE MOUNTAIN (Lebanon/Qatar) 84mins. Dir: Ghassan Salhab. Key cast: Fadi Abi Samra A man hides out in a deserted hotel, but what or who is he waiting for? Visions TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
YOUR SISTER’S SISTER (US) 90mins. Dir: Lynn Shelton. Key cast: Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mark Duplass While mourning the death of his brother, a confused man finds love in an unexpected place. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank Theatre 1
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ALPS (Greece/France) 93mins. Dir: Yorgos Lanthimos. Key cast: Aggeliki Papoulia, Aris Servetalis A mysterious outfit provides bereaved individuals a very unusual service, offering to stand in for their dearly departed. Visions Scotiabank Theatre 8
14:15
REBELLION (France) 135mins. Dir: Mathieu Kassovitz. Key cast: Mathieu Kassovitz, Iabe Lapacas, Malik Zidi A fictionalised account of an incident in 1988 New Caledonia, a French colony, when separatists killed three gendarmes and took others hostage. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 10
14:30
HYSTERIA (US/UK) 95mins. Dir: Tanya Wexler. Key cast: Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Pryce A cheeky romantic comedy about the invention of the vibrator. Gala TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
LIVID (France) 88mins. Dirs: Julien Maury, Alexandre Bustillo. Key cast: Chloe Coulloud, Jeremy Kapone, Catherine Jacob A young woman and her friends break into a decrepit mansion looking for treasure, only to
PLAY (Sweden/France/ Denmark) 119mins. Dir: Ruben Ostlund. Key cast: Anas Abdirahman, Sebastian Blyckert, Yannick Diakite Visions TIFF Bell Lightbox 6
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11 FLOWERS (China/France) 110mins. Dir: Wang Xiaoshuai. Key cast: Liu Wenqing, Wang Jinchun, Yen Ni A young child encounters an outlaw in this vivid portrait of China during the Cultural Revolution. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 11
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LOVE AND BRUISES (China/France) 100mins. Dir: Lou Ye. Key cast: Tahar Rahim, Corinne Yam, Jalil Lespert A young teacher from Beijing and a French construction worker begin a passionate affair. Vanguard TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
16:15
MUSHROOMS (India/France) 90mins. Dir: Vimukthi Jayasundara. Key cast: Paoli Dam, Sudip Mukherjee, Sumeet Thakur In a Bengali forest, a madman encounters a European soldier. In Kolkata, an architect struggles to complete a project. Visions Scotiabank Theatre 7
YOU’RE NEXT (US) 95mins. Dir: Adam Wingard. Key cast: Sharni Vinson , Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen A family reunion spirals
into a night of terror when assailants lay siege to the clan Midnight Madness Scotiabank Theatre 9
17:30
AMY GEORGE (Canada) 95mins. Dir: Yonah Lewis, Calvin Thomas. Key cast: Gabriel del Castillo Mullally, Claudia Dey Amy George tells the story of Jesse, the 13-year-old only child of intellectuals. Canada First! TIFF Bell Lightbox 5
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MONSIEUR LAZHAR (Canada) 94mins. Dir: Philippe Falardeau. Key cast: Sophie Nelisse, Emilien Neron, Danielle Proulx A middle-aged Algerian immigrant takes the place of a Montreal elementary school teacher who has committed suicide. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 11
19:45
IN MY MOTHER’S ARMS (Iraq/Netherlands/ UK) 85mins. Dir: Atia Al Daradji, Mohamed Al Daradji. Key cast: Husham Al Thabe, Saif Slaam, Mohamed Wael Documentary following life at a small orphanage in Baghdad’s most dangerous district. Real to Reel TIFF Bell Lightbox 5
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LIPSTIKKA (Israel/UK) 90mins. Dir: Jonathan Sagall. Key cast: Clara Khoury, Nataly Attiya, Daniel Caltagirone Two Palestinian women living in London struggle with complex memories of their past. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank Theatre 11
21:45
FATHERLAND (Argentina) 100mins. Dir: Nicolas Prividera. Key cast: Maricel Alvarez, Emilio Garcia Wehbi Explores Argentina’s fractious modern history through its writers’ words. City to City TIFF Bell Lightbox 5
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