SCREENINGS
Entertainment (US). Dir: Grace Lee. Cast: Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich. A conservative housewife’s convictions are tested as she seeks answers from Republican presidential candidates. Discovery Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 2
THY WOMB (Philippines) 106mins. Dir: Brillante Mendoza. Cast: Nora Aunor. A childless couple makes a fateful decision in order to obtain the child they yearn for. Contemporary World Cinema Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 9
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THE BRASS TEAPOT (US) 100mins. The Gersh Agency (US). TFI International (Int). Dir: Ramaa Mosley. Cast: Alexis Bledel, Alia Shawkat, Bobby Moynihan,
Chloe Rose. A teenage metalhead in a remote community grapples with the challenges of adolescence. Contemporary World Cinema Isabel Bader Theatre
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I DECLARE WAR (Canada) 94mins. The Film Sales Company, Andrew Herwitz (US). Moviehouse Entertainment (Int). Dir: Jason Lapeyre, Robert Wilson. Cast: Aidan Gouveia, Alex Cardillo, Alex Wall. A bout of summer war games between the neighbourhood kids turn deadly serious in this black comedy. Vanguard Scotiabank 4
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MUSEUM HOURS (Austria-US) 106mins. MPM Film (Int). Dir: Jem Cohen. Cast: Bobby Sommer, Ela Piplits, Mary Margaret O’Hara. A museum guard and a visiting out-of-towner find refuge in life, art and each other. Contemporary World Cinema TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
Juno Temple, Michael Angarano. An impoverished young couple stumble upon an antique teapot that magically dispenses cash whenever they feel pain. Discovery Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 5
17:30
THE COWARDS WHO LOOKED TO THE SKY (Japan) 142mins. Toei Company, Ltd. (Int). Dir: Yuki Tanada. Cast: Aki Kajiwara, Ena Koshino, Hiroshi Yamamoto. A portrait of a group of vulnerable people whose lives yield both sorrow and hope. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 1
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GREETINGS FROM TIM BUCKLEY (US) 99mins. Celluloid Dreams (Int). Dir: Dan Algrant. Cast: Imogen Poots, Penn Badgley. Jeff Buckley struggles to make peace with his late father Tim’s legacy while preparing to perform at a tribute concert to the late singer-songwriter. Special Presentation The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
QUARTET (UK) 95mins. HanWay Films (US/int). Dir: Dustin Hoffman. Cast: Billy Connolly, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Pauline Collins. Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut tells the
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tale of four ageing opera singers. Special Presentation Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
WRITERS (US) 96mins. Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (US). The Solution Entertainment Group (Int). Dir: Josh Boone. Cast: Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Lily Collins, Kristen Bell A comedy-drama about a novelist who is obsessed with his ex-wife. Special Presentation Ryerson Theatre
ZABANA! (Algeria) 107mins. Wide (Int). Dir: Said Ould-Khelifa. Cast: Abdelkader Djeriou, Imad Benchenni, Khaled Benaissa. An account of the short life of Algerian freedom fighter Ahmed Zabana. Contemporary World Cinema Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 6
ZAYTOUN (UK-Israel-France) 107mins. Pathé International (Int). Dir: Eran Riklis. Cast: Abdallah El Akal, Ali Suliman, Alice Taglioni, Stephen Dorff. An Israeli fighter pilot is shot down and must make his way home across war- torn Lebanon. Special Presentation TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
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JANEANE FROM DES MOINES (US) 78mins. Submarine
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AMERICAN MASTERS: INVENTING DAVID GEFFEN (US) 120mins. Dir: Susan Lacy Documentary tracing the impact the mogul has had on the worlds of music, film, philanthropy and beyond. Mavericks TIFF Bell Lightbox 2
MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN (Canada-UK) 148mins. FilmNation Entertainment (US/ int). Dir: Deepa Mehta. Cast: Anita Majumdar, Anupam Kher, Rahul Bose, Rajat Kapoor. Deepa Mehta’s anticipated adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s Booker prize- winning novel. Gala Presentation Roy Thomson Hall
MUMBAI’S KING (India) 82mins. karmaPRO Entertainment Group (US/int). Dir: Manjeet Singh. Cast: Aftab Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Dhanshree Jain, Rahul Bairagi, Salman Khan, Tejas Parvatkar. A young boy comes of age in a Mumbai slum while dealing with his long-suffering mother and violent father. City to City Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 7
SHAHID (India) 123mins. Dir: Hansal Mehta. Cast: Prabhleen Sandhu, Rajkumar Yadav. The true story of slain human rights activist
Shahid Azmi, who became a powerful voice against intercommunal violence in India. City to City Isabel Bader Theatre
18:45
BOY EATING THE BIRD’S FOOD (Greece) 80mins. Dir: Ektoras Lygizos. Cast: Yiannis Papadopoulos. A modern-day retelling of Knut Hamsun’s classic 1890 novel Hunger. Discovery Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 10
EAST SLEEP DIE (Sweden) 104mins. The Yellow Affair (Int). Dir: Gabriela Pichler. Cast: Jonathan Lampinen, Milan Dragisic, Nermina Lukac. A young Eastern European immigrant in Sweden faces a painful choice when she’s laid off from her factory. Discovery Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 3
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7 BOXES (Paraguay) 105mins. Shoreline Entertainment (US/int). Dir: Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schembori. Cast: Celso Franco, Lali Gonzalez, Nico Garcia, Victor Sosa. A delivery boy in Paraguay is forced to dodge thieves, rival gangs and the police when he agrees to takes some mysterious — and highly sought-after — crates to the edge of town. Discovery Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 8
9.79* (UK) 77mins. ESPN Films (Int). Dir: Daniel Gordon. Cast: Ben Johnson, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis, Linford Christie. An investigation of the 1988 Olympic race that resulted in disgrace for sprinter Ben Johnson. TIFF Docs Scotiabank 4
THE IMPOSSIBLE (Spain-US) 107mins. Summit Entertainment (Int). Dir: JA Bayona.
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Samuel Joslin, Tom Holland. A married couple is caught up in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and are forced to search for their missing children. Special Presentation Princess of Wales
WHEN DAY BREAKS (Serbia-Croatia-France) 90mins. Nova Film (Int). Dir: Goran Paskaljevic. Cast: Ana Stefanovic, Meto Jovanovski, Mira Banjac. A discovery at the site of a former Nazi death camp leads a retired music professor to find out the secret of his origins. Masters Scotiabank 3
WHEN I SAWYOU (Palestine-Jordan- Greece) 93mins. The Match Factory (Int). Dir: Annemarie Jacir. Cast: Mahmoud Asfa, Ruba Blal, Saleh Bakri. When I Saw You follows the lives of a Palestinian mother and child who have been made refugees after the 1967 war. Contemporary World Cinema TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
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VIOLA (preceded by the short film Birds, 17 mins) (Argentina) 65mins. Dir: Matias Pineiro. Cast: Agustina Munoz, Elisa Carricajo, Romina Paula. A modern take on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Combined public and P&I Wavelengths TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
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THE SAPPHIRES (Australia) 99mins. Goalpost Film (Int). Dir: Wayne Blair. Cast: Chris O’Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Miranda Tapsell, Shari Sebbens. Four Aboriginal girls are formed into a singing group and sent to Vietnam to entertain the troops. Special Presentation Winter Garden Theatre
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THE DEFLOWERING OF EVA VAN END (Netherlands) 98mins.
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