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to help him lose his virginity. Special Presentation Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
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STORM SURFERS 3D See box, left.
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STORM SURFERS 3D (Australia) 95mins. 6ixty Foot Films (Int). Dirs: Christopher Nelius, Justin McMillan. Cast: Ben Matson, Ross Clarke- Jones, Tom Carroll.
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (US) 107mins. Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (US). Dir: Joss Whedon. Cast: Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Clark Gregg, Fran Kranz, Jillian Morgese, Nathan Fillion, Reed Diamond, Sean Maher. Shakespeare’s classic comedy is given a contemporary makeover. Special Presentation Isabel Bader Theatre
ROAD NORTH (Finland) 110mins. The Yellow Affair (Int). Dir: Mika Kaurismaki. Cast: Elina Knihtila, Irina Bjorklund, Mari Perankoski, Peter Franzen, Samuli Edelmann. A joyless workaholic concert pianist ends up on a wild ride with his long- lost rapscallion father. Contemporary World Cinema Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 9
THE LAST SUPPER (China) 120mins. Creative Artists Agency
A real-life adventure following two of Australia’s greatest surf legends on their quest to hunt down and ride the Pacific’s biggest and most dangerous waves. TIFF Docs Scotiabank 1
(CAA) (US). Wild Bunch (Int). Dir: Lu Chuan. Cast: Bojie Hao, Chen Chang, Cuckoo He, Daniel Wu, Dao Qi. City Of Life And Death director Lu Chuan returns with this epic about the fall of the Qin Dynasty in the second century BC. Special Presentation Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 3
THERMAE ROMAE (Japan) 109mins. Pony Canyon (US/int). Dir: Hideki Takeuchi. Cast: Aya Ueto, Hiroshi Abe. An architect from ancient Rome is propelled into a modern-day Tokyo bath house in this kooky time- travelling comedy. Gala Presentation Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 7
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THE GATEKEEPERS (Israel-France-Germany- Belgium) 95mins. Cinephil (Int). Dir: Dror Moreh. Cast: Ami Ayalon, Avi Dichter, Avraham Shalom, Carmi Gillon, Yaakov Peri. Six former heads of Israel’s
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intelligence and security agency speak about their role in counterterrorism. TIFF Docs TIFF Bell Lightbox 2
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FREE ANGELA & ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS (US-France) 101mins. Elle Driver (US). Elle Driver (Int). Dir: Shola Lynch. Cast: Angela Davis. Angela Davis speaks for the first time about her 1970s imprisonment as a terrorist, which became a flashpoint in the black liberation struggle. Gala Presentation Roy Thomson Hall
NONO, THE ZIGZAG KID (Netherlands-Belgium) 90mins. Dir: Vincent Bal. Cast: Burghart Klaussner, Camille de Pazzis, Fedja van Huet, Isabella Rossellini. The son of the world’s greatest detective embarks on a high-stakes adventure. TIFF Kids TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
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THE SESSIONS (US) 95mins. Fox Searchlight Pictures (Int). Dir: Ben Lewin. Cast: Helen Hunt, John Hawkes, William H Macy. A comedy-drama about a polio survivor — now confined to an iron lung — who hires a sex surrogate
CALL GIRL (Sweden-Ireland-Norway- Finland) 140mins. Dir: Mikael Marcimain. Cast: David Dencik, Josefin Asplund, Kristoffer Joner, Magnus Krepper, Pernilla August, Ruth Vega Fernandez, Simon J Berger, Sofia Karemyr, Sven Nordin. A policier based on the real-life prostitution scandal that threatened to topple the Swedish government in the 1970s. Discovery Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 10
END OF WATCH (US) 109mins. Exclusive Media (Int). Dir: David Ayer. Cast: Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez, Michael Pena, Jake Gyllenhaal A found-footage crime flick about two up-and- coming Los Angeles cops who find themselves on the run from a ruthless drug cartel after making an unexpected discovery during a seemingly routine traffic stop. Special Presentation Ryerson Theatre
ERNEST & CELESTINE (France-Belgium- Luxembourg) 80mins. StudioCanal (Int). Dir: Benjamin Renner, Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar. Cast: Lambert Wilson, Pauline Brunner. A bear musician forges an unlikely friendship with a young orphaned mouse in this animated film. TIFF Kids Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 6
GONE FISHING (Argentina) 78mins. Celluloid Dreams (Int). Dir: Carlos Sorin. Cast: Alejandro Awada, Victoria Almeida. A recovering alcoholic travels to the coast of Patagonia to reconnect with his daughter. Contemporary World Cinema Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 2
SPRING BREAKERS (US) 92mins. Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (US). Kinology (Int). Dir: Harmony Korine. Cast: Ashley Benson, James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens. Four flat-broke co-eds find their spring fling turns into a booze, drug and violence-fuelled bacchanal. Special Presentation The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
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MR. PIP (New Zealand) 130mins. United Talent Agency (UTA) (US). Focus Features International (Int). Dir: Andrew Adamson. Cast: Eka Darville, Healesville Joel, Hugh Laurie, Kerry Fox, Xzannjah Matsi. During the Papua New Guinean civil war, an eccentric schoolteacher forms a bond with a young girl over their shared love for Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. Special Presentation Winter Garden Theatre
THE LAND OF HOPE (Japan) 133mins. Pictures Dept (Int). Dir: Sion Sono. Cast: Hikari Kajiwara, Isao Natsuyagi, Jun Murakami, Megumi Kagurazaka. Sion Sono departs from horror films for this restrained drama of a rural family’s struggle to survive in the aftermath of the Tohoku earthquake. Contemporary World Cinema Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 3
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER (US) 103mins. Summit Entertainment (Int). Dir: Stephen Chbosky. Cast: Dylan McDermott, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Joan Cusack, Johnny Simmons, Kate Walsh, Logan Lerman. A shy teenager with a dark family secret is coaxed out of his shell by a sympathetic teacher and two wild new friends. Special Presentation Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 7
VIRGIN MARGARIDA (Mozambique) 90mins. Marfilmes (US/int). Dir: Licinio Azevedo. Cast: Ana Maria Albino,
Eleuterio Alex, Ermelinda Cimela, Ilda Gonzales, Iva Mugalela, Rosa Mario, Sumeia Maculuva. Drama exploring the grim life endured by women after independence in Mozambique’s ‘re-education camps’. Contemporary World Cinema Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 9
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MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD (US) 106mins. Content Media Corporation (Int). Dir: Alex Gibney. Cast: Alex Gibney, Chris Cooper, Ethan Hawke, Jamey Sheridan, John Slattery. Alex Gibney explores the issue of paedophilia in the Catholic Church. TIFF Docs TIFF Bell Lightbox 2
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ONCE UPON ATIME WAS I, VERONICA (Brazil-France) 91mins. Urban Distribution International (Int). Dir: Marcelo Gomes. Cast: Hermila Guedes, WJ Solha. In the throes of an existential crisis, a medical student seeks meaning in bodily pleasures. Contemporary World Cinema Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 5
PERRET IN FRANCE AND ALGERIA (Germany) 110mins. Filmgalerie 451 (Int). Dir: Heinz Emigholz. Heinz Emigholz explores the work of French architect Auguste Perret. Wavelengths TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
SLEEPER’S WAKE (South Africa) 94mins. Dir: Barry Berk. Cast: Deon Lotz, Jay Anstey, Lionel Newton. A grieving middle-aged writer is drawn into an affair with a teenage girl who is grappling with demons of her own. Contemporary World Cinema Jackman Hall (AGO)
THE LESSER BLESSED (Canada) 86mins. Entertainment One Films International (Int). Dir: Anita Doron. Cast: Adam Butcher, Benjamin Bratt,
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