SCREENINGS FESTIVAL
Edited by Jamie McLeish
jamiescreen@gmail.com 09:15
SCREENINGS 09:00
90 MINUTES See box, below.
ICEBERG SLIM: PORTRAIT OF A PIMP (US) 90mins. United Talent Agency (UTA) (US). Dir: Jorge Hinojosa. Cast: Chris Rock, Henry Rollins, Ice- T, Katt Williams, Quincy Jones, Snoop Dogg . A portrait of legendary pimp/author Iceberg Slim. TIFF Docs The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE (Japan-France) 109mins. MK2 (Int). Dir: Abbas Kiarostami. Cast: Denden, Hiroyuki Kishi, Kaneko Kubota, Kouichi Ohori. An elderly man becomes infatuated with a young Tokyo call girl. Masters Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 6
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90 MINUTES (Norway) 92mins. LevelK ApS (Int). Dir: Eva Sorhaug. Cast: Aksel Hennie, Annmari Kastrup, Bjorn Floberg, Kaia Varjord, Mads Ousdal, Pia Tjelta.
WATCHTOWER (Turkey-Germany- France) 100mins. Visit Films (Int). Dir: Pelin Esmer. Cast: Lacin Ceylan, Menderes Samancilar, Nilay Erdonmez, Olgun Simsek, Riza Akin. Haunted by his dark past, a man takes a job in a remote place and is inexorably drawn towards a young woman with a terrible secret of her own. Contemporary World Cinema Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 2
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HOW TO MAKE MONEY SELLING DRUGS (US) 96mins. International Creative Management (ICM) (US). Dir: Matthew Cooke. Cast: 50 Cent, David Simon, Freeway Rick Ross, Russell Simmons. An in-depth look at the high-stakes world of drug dealing and drug enforcement. TIFF Docs Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 7
SHORES OF HOPE (Germany) 116mins. Beta Cinema (Int). Dir: Toke Constantin Hebbeln. Cast: Alexander Fehling, August Diehl, Ronald Zehrfeld. Two dockworkers who dream of escaping the repressive regime in East Germany in the 1980s are offered safe passage out of the country — but only if they inform on their co-workers. Contemporary World Cinema Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 3
SOMETHING IN THE AIR (France) 122mins. MK2 (Int). Dir: Olivier Assayas. Cast: Carole Combes, Clement Metayer, Felix Armand, India Menuez, Lola Creton. A loosely autobiographical tale about an aspiring artist caught up in the fervid French youth scene of the early 1970s. Masters Isabel Bader Theatre
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Eva Sorhaug reveals the rage and violence lurking beneath seemingly tranquil domesticity in her bold and uncompromising sophomore feature. Vanguard Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 10
THE DEEP (Iceland-Norway) 95mins. Bac Films (Int). Dir: Baltasar Kormakur. Cast: Olafur Darri Olafsson. A drama telling the true story of a man who survived deadly conditions after a shipwreck off the coast of Iceland — and became a national hero. Special Presentation Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 9
THE HOLY QUATERNITY (Czech Republic) 78mins. Monte Cristo International Entertainment (Int). Dir: Jan Hrebejk. Cast: Hynek Cermak, Jiri Langmajer, Ludek Munzar, Marika Prochazkova, Viktorie Cermakova. Two pals rekindle their passion for their spouses — or rather, each other’s spouses — while on a tropical holiday. Contemporary World Cinema Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 5
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DIFFERENTLY, MOLUSSIA (France) 81mins. Dir: Nicolas Rey. Cast: Peter Hoffmann. An award-winning fable that draws on Günthers Anders’ amazingly prescient anti-fascist novel The Molussian Catacomb. Wavelengths TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (US) 120mins. The Weinstein Company (Int). Dir: David O. Russell. Cast: Anupam Kher, Bradley Cooper, Chris Tucker, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro. A comedy-drama from David O Russell about a former teacher who returns to his family home after four years in a psychiatric institution and starts to rebuild his life. Gala Presentation Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
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CLOUD ATLAS (Germany) 163mins. Warner Bros. Pictures (US). Focus Features International (Int). Dirs: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer. Cast: Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Zhou Xun. A stellar international cast lead this time-tripping science-fiction epic. Special Presentation Winter Garden Theatre
LOIN DU VIETNAM (France) 115mins. Dirs: Agnes Varda, Alain Resnais, Chris Marker, Claude Lelouch, Jean- Luc Godard, Joris Ivens, William Klein. A new restoration of the 1967 agit-prop classic. Combined public and P&I TIFF Cinematheque TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
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THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE (US) 119mins. PBS International (Int). Dirs: David McMahon, Ken Burns, Sarah Burns. A documentary exploring how five teenagers were convicted of a heinous crime they did not commit. TIFF Docs TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST (India-Pakistan-US) 128mins. Cinetic Media (US). K5 International (Int). Dir: Mira Nair. Cast: Haluk Bilginer, Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland, Liev Schreiber, Martin Donovan, Riz Ahmed. A Pakistani man’s pursuit of corporate success leads him on a strange path back to the world he had left behind. Gala Presentation The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
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DEAD EUROPE (Australia) 84mins. Wild Bunch (US). Wild Bunch (Int). Dir: Tony Krawitz. Cast: Ewen Leslie, Francoise Lebrun,
n 20 Screen International at Toronto September 9, 2012
Igal Naor, Jean-Francois Balmer, Kodi Smit- McPhee. A photographer uncovers a shocking family secret when he returns to his ancestral homeland. Contemporary World Cinema Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 2
FINDING NEMO 3D (US) 110mins. Walt Disney Studios Pictures (US/int). Dirs: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich, Mark Walsh. Voice cast: Albert Brooks, Allison Janney, Ellen DeGeneres, Geoffrey Rush, Willem Dafoe. Pixar’s modern classic is given a 3D makeover. TIFF Kids Ryerson Theatre
GINGER AND ROSA (UK-Denmark) 89mins. Cinetic Media (US). The Match Factory (Int). Dir: Sally Potter. Cast: Alessandro Nivola, Alice Englert, Annette Bening, Christina Hendricks, Elle Fanning, Timothy Spall. The lifelong friendship of two teenage girls is shattered by ideological differences and personal betrayals. Special Presentation Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 6
PUSHER (UK) 87mins. Gaumont (Int). Dir: Luis Prieto. Cast: Agyness Deyn, Bronson Webb, Richard Coyle. A remake of Nicolas Winding Refn’s cult movie about a dealer whose life spins out of control. Vanguard Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 10
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IN THE NAME OF LOVE (Vietnam) 115mins. Vietnam Media Corp (Int). Dir: Luu Huynh. Cast: Huy Khanh , Nhung Dinh Y, Thai Hoa. A wife secretly turns to another man when her husband is unable to give her a child — but the surrogate father’s crazed jealousy will have fateful consequences. Contemporary World Cinema Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 5
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