SCREENINGS
Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Supriya Pathak Kapoor. A political thriller set against the underbelly of India’s new economy. Abhay Deol plays a civil servant whose investigation into the suspicious death of a political activist uncovers a murky game of revenge and profit. City to City TIFF Bell Lightbox 2
SPRING BREAKERS (US) 92mins. Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (US). Kinology (Int). Dir: Harmony Korine. Cast: Ashley Benson, Gucci Mane, Heather Morris, James Franco, Rachel Korine, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens. The new film from arch provocateur Harmony Korine (Gummo, Trash Humpers) follows four flat-broke co-eds whose spring fling in Florida turns into a booze, drug
and violence-fuelled bacchanal after they are arrested and turn to a petty criminal to get them out on bail. Special Presentation Ryerson Theatre
STORIES WE TELL (Canada) 108mins. National Film Board of Canada (US/int). Dir: Sarah Polley. Sarah Polley makes her maiden voyage into documentary with this exploration into her family’s secrets. Special Presentation The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY (UK-Ireland) 134mins. Dir: Sophie Fiennes. Cast: Slavoj Zizek. Director Sophie Fiennes reunites with philosophical provocateur Slavoj Zizek for this follow-up to their hit The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema, in which Zizek applies his insights to
films both famous and obscure as he interprets their overt and concealed meanings. Fiennes and Zizek will appear onstage following the screening. Mavericks Isabel Bader Theatre
THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (US) 140mins. Creative Artists Agency (CAA), William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME) (US). Sierra/Affinity (Int). Dir: Derek Cianfrance. Cast: Ben Mendelsohn, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Rose Byrne, Ryan Gosling. A multi-generational crime drama from Blue Valentine Derek Cianfrance, about a motorcycle stunt rider whose moonlighting as a bank robber brings him into conflict with an ambitious young cop. Special Presentation Princess of Wales
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JANEANE FROM DES MOINES (US) 78mins. Submarine Entertainment (US). Dir: Grace Lee. Cast: Jane Edith Wilson, Michael Oosterom, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum. A conservative Iowa housewife’s personal and political convictions are severely tested as she seeks answers from the Republican presidential candidates leading up to the 2012 Iowa caucuses. Discovery Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 2
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ARGO (US) 120mins. Warner Bros. Pictures (Int). Dir: Ben Affleck. Cast: Alan Arkin, Barry Livingston, Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Chris Messina, John Goodman. Ben Affleck directs and stars in this fact-
based thriller about an outlandish plan to get six stranded Americans out of Tehran after the 1979 invasion of the American embassy — by having them masquerade as a Hollywood film crew. Gala Presentation Roy Thomson Hall
OUT IN THE DARK (Israel-US) 96mins. m-appeal (Int). Dir: Michael Mayer. Cast: Michael Aloni, Nicholas Jacob. Two young men — a Palestinian grad student and an Israeli lawyer — fall in love amidst personal and political intrigue in this debut feature from Israeli director Michael Mayer. Discovery Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 10
ROMAN POLANSKI: ODD MAN OUT (US) 88mins. Films Distribution (US/int). Dir: Marina Zenovich.
Marina Zenovich dives into the details of Roman Polanski’s arrest in 2009, which came soon after the release of her Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired. In this follow- up, Zenovich raises fresh questions about legal manipulation, media distortion and power politics. TIFF Docs Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 6
ZABANA! (Algeria) 107mins. Wide (Int). Dir: Said Ould- Khelifa. Cast: Abdelkader Djeriou, Imad Benchenni, Khaled Benaissa, Laurent Gernigon, Nicolas Pignon. An account of the short life of Algerian freedom fighter Ahmed Zabana, whose execution in 1956 by French colonial authorities ignited the crucial phase of Algeria’s struggle for independence. Contemporary World Cinema TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
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