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their children return after disappearing — but it soon becomes clear a terrible change has taken place within them. Vanguard TIFF Bell Lightbox 5
SHOW STOPPER: THE THEATRICAL LIFE OF GARTH DRABINSKY (Canada) 96mins. Melbar Entertainment Group (US). Melbar Entertainment Group (Int). Dir: Barry Avrich. Cast: Allen Karp, Brian Johnson, Chita Rivera, Diahann Carroll. A portrait of controversial Cineplex and Live Ent founder Garth Drabinsky. TIFF Docs Scotiabank 9
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HYDE PARK ON HUDSON (UK) 95mins. Focus Features, Focus Features International (US). Focus Features International (Int). Dir: Roger Michell. Cast: Bill Murray, Laura Linney. The true story of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s relationship with his distant cousin and soon- to-be mistress, over a weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of England were visiting. Gala Presentation Scotiabank 2
MIDDLE OF NOWHERE (US) 99mins. Paradigm Agency (US/int). Dir: Ava DuVernay. Cast: David Oyelowo, Edwina Findley, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Lorraine Toussaint, Omari Hardwick. A young woman brings anguish through her blind devotion to her imprisoned husband, until a chance encounter leads her to reclaim the life she had almost given away. ContemporaryWorld Cinema Scotiabank 13
TAI CHI 0 (China) 100mins. Huayi Brothers (Int). Dir: Stephen Fung. Cast: Angelababy, Daniel Wu, Eddie Peng, Shu Qi, Tony Leung Kar-fai, William Feng, Yuan Xiaochao. Martial arts meets steampunk in this pop- art take on the life of the
founder of the Yang school of tai chi. Special Presentation Scotiabank 10
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EVERYDAY (UK) 94mins. Revolution Films, Bankside Films (Int). Dir: Michael Winterbottom. Cast: John Simm, Katrina Kirk, Robert Kirk, Shaun Kirk, Shirley Henderson, Stephanie Kirk. A documentary-style feature showing the toll taken on a family when the father is locked up. Masters Scotiabank 11
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JUMP (Ireland-UK) 84mins. AV Pictures Ltd. (Int). Dir: Kieron J Walsh. Cast: Martin McCann, Nichola Burley. A constellation of desperate characters collide in this blackly comic crime thriller. ContemporaryWorld Cinema Scotiabank 7
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THE SECRET DISCO REVOLUTION (Canada) 84mins. The Film Sales Company (US). Entertainment One Films International (Int). Dir: Jamie Kastner. Cast: Alice Echols, Gloria Gaynor, Harry Wayne ‘KC’ Casey, Henri Belolo, Kool and the Gang, Village People. Jamie Kastner’s documentary casts new light on the much- maligned musical genre, contending that the disco era represented a moment of mass liberation for women, African- Americans and gay men. TIFF Docs Scotiabank 3
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THANKS FOR SHARING (US) 110mins. United Talent Agency (UTA), William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME) (US). Voltage Pictures (Int). Dir: Stuart Blumberg. Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joely Richardson, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins. A comedy-drama about a group of people who are
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brought together when they join a support group for sex addiction. Special Presentation Scotiabank 2
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THE GIRL FROM THE SOUTH (Argentina) 93mins. Taskovski Films (Int). Dir: Jose Luis Garcia. Cast: Alejandro Kim, Jose Luis Garcia, Lim Sukyung. Twenty years after peace activist Lim Su-kyung swore that she would cross the border between North and South Korea on foot, film-maker Jose Luis Garcia goes in search of the young woman. TIFF Docs TIFF Bell Lightbox 5
THE LAND OF EB (US) 87mins. Dir: Andrew Williamson. Cast: Hilary Monson, Jeff Nashion, Jonithen Jackson, Rojel Jonithen. When a man is diagnosed with cancer, he keeps his illness a secret and resolves to pay off his family’s debts before his death. Discovery Scotiabank 9
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NO ONE LIVES (US) 86mins. Pathé
International (Int). Dir: Ryuhei Kitamura. Cast: Adelaide Clemens, America Olivo, Beau Knapp, Derek Magyar, Lee Tergesen, Luke Evans. A thriller about a clan of backwoods road bandits. Midnight Madness Scotiabank 11
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LES NUITS AVEC THEODORE (France) 67mins. Dir: Sébastien Betbeder. Cast: Agathe Bonitzer, Pio Marmai. A pair of star-crossed lovers make Paris’s Buttes-Chaumont park their home at night, but intruders soon threaten their perfect retreat. Discovery TIFF Bell Lightbox 5
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 are offered safe passage out of the country
— but only if they inform on their co-workers. ContemporaryWorld Cinema Scotiabank 2
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 CREMATOR (China) 90mins. PAD International (Int). Dir: Peng Tao. Cast: Wolf Girl, Zhengwu Cheng. An undertaker who sells ‘ghost wives’ to bereaved families wanting companions for their unwed, departed relatives resolves to take his own posthumous bride when
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YELLOW (US) 105mins. International Creative Management (ICM) (US). Dir: Nick Cassavetes. Cast: Daveigh Chase, David Morse, Gena Rowlands,
he discovers that he has a terminal illness. ContemporaryWorld Cinema Scotiabank 11
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(Philippines) 110mins. Fortissimo Films (Int). Dir: Jun Robles Lana. Cast: Alan Paule, Armida Siguion-Reyna, Eddie Garcia, Gardo Versoza. A retiree — who only came to terms with his homosexuality tragically late in life — finds a final chance for happiness. ContemporaryWorld Cinema TIFF Bell Lightbox 5
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FIRST COMES LOVE (US) 108mins. Dir: Nina Davenport. Nina Davenport documents her quest to have a baby as a single mother over 40. TIFF Docs Scotiabank 9
Heather Wahlquist, Lucy Punch, Melanie Griffith. A teacher escapes from the drudgery of everyday life by fantasising bizarre parallel realities. Special Presentation Scotiabank 9
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