SCREENINGS
Entertainment (Int). Dir: Jason Lapeyre, Robert Wilson. Cast: Aidan Gouveia, Alex Cardillo, Alex Wall, Andy Reid, Dyson Fyke. A bout of summer war games between neighbourhood kids turns deadly serious in this black comedy. Vanguard Scotiabank 9
PRESS AND INDUSTRY 21.15
THE ABCS OF DEATH (US-New Zealand ) 123mins. Magnolia Pictures (Int). Dirs: Ben Wheatley, Ti West, Xavier Gens, Adam Wingard and more. More than two dozen
specialise in difficult exorcisms. Midnight Madness Scotiabank 6
JAYNE MANSFIELD’S CAR (US-Russia) 121mins. Aldamisa Entertainment (Int). Dir: Billy Bob Thornton. Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, John Hurt, Kevin Bacon, Robert Duvall. A drama set in Alabama, about the culture clash between two families brought together by the death of a loved one. Gala Presentation Scotiabank 13
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INESCAPABLE (Canada-South Africa) 90mins. Myriad Pictures (US/int). Dir: Ruba Nadda. Cast: Alexander Siddig, Joshua Jackson, Marisa Tomei, Oded Fehr, Saad Siddiqui. Thriller about a man whose daughter
of the world’s top horror directors offer 26 alphabetically inspired ways to die in this provocative, shocking and deadly funny compendium of carnage. Midnight Madness Scotiabank 9
disappears in Damascus, forcing him to return to the country he left more than three decades ago. Gala Presentation Scotiabank 2
14:30
ILL MANORS (UK) 102mins. Bankside Films (Int). Dir: Ben Drew. Cast: Anouska Mond, Ed Skrein, Natalie Press, Riz Ahmed. A film following the lives of eight characters on the mean streets of London. Vanguard Scotiabank 10
OUR LITTLE DIFFERENCES (Germany) 80mins. The Match Factory (Int). Dir: Sylvie Michel. Cast: Bettina Stucky, Cornelia Brunig, Jacqueline Macaulay. A couple of teenagers disappear after a night on the town. Discovery Scotiabank 8
n 20 Screen International at Toronto September 10, 2012
REVOLUTION (Canada) 90mins. Dir: Rob Stewart. Cast: Boris Worm, David Hannan, Emily Hunter, Felix Finkbeiner, Rob Stewart. An impassioned, angry and hopeful call to arms against the destruction of our planet’s marine life. TIFF Docs TIFF Bell Lightbox 5
15:30
EAGLES (Israel) 99mins. Dir: Dror Sabo. Cast: Noa Barkai, Yehoram Gaon, Yossi Polak. Two elderly ex-soldiers undertake a vigilante campaign against injustice in Tel Aviv. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 7
SHEPARD & DARK (US) 92mins. Dir: Treva Wurmfeld. Cast: Johnny Dark, Sam Shepard. Documentary exploring the complex relationship between playwright/actor Sam Shepard and his close friend Johnny Dark. TIFF Docs Scotiabank 4
16:00
VIOLA (preceded by the short filmBirds, 17 mins) (Argentina) 65mins. Dir: Matias Pineiro. Cast: Agustina Munoz, Elisa
Carricajo, Romina Paula. A modern take on William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Wavelengths TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
16:15
CAUGHT IN THE WEB (China) 121mins. Moonstone Ent (US/int). Dir: Chen Kaige. Cast: Gao Yuanyuan, Mark Chao, Yao Chen. A young woman’s act of defiance goes viral in this prescient drama about cyber-bullying. Special Presentation Scotiabank 3
16:30
ARTHUR NEWMAN (US) 101mins. United Talent Agency (UTA), Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (US). Focus Films International (Int). Dir: Dante Ariola. Cast: Anne Heche, Colin Firth, Emily Blunt. A depressed divorcee hits the road with a troubled young woman. Special Presentation Scotiabank 2
16:45
THE FITZGERALD FAMILY CHRISTMAS (US) 99mins. Cinetic (US). Dir: Edward Burns. Cast: Anita Gillette, Brian D’Arcy James,
Caitlin FitzGerald. An extended Irish family faces a fraught yuletide when the long-absent patriarch declares his intention to come home for the holidays. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 11
17:00
BURN IT UP DJASSA (Ivory Coast-France) 70mins. Banshee Films (Int). Dir: Lonesome Solo. Cast: Abdoul Karim Konate, Adélaïde Ouattara, Mamadou Diomandé. A man goes on the run from the police in Ivory Coast. Discovery TIFF Bell Lightbox 5
19:00
FLYWITH THE CRANE (China) 99mins. PAD International (Producers Alliance For Distribution) (Int). Dir: Li Ruijun. Cast: Long Tang, Siyi Wang, Xingchun Ma. An elderly carpenter is determined to die with dignity. Contemporary World Cinema TIFF Bell Lightbox 5
I DECLARE WAR (Canada) 94mins. The Film Sales Company, Andrew Herwitz (US). Moviehouse
SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS (US-UK) 109mins. HanWay Films (Int). Dir: Martin McDonagh. Cast: Abbie Cornish, Christopher Walken, Colin Farrell, Gabourey Sidibe, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson. A screenwriter struggling to write a serial-killer script gets more real- life inspiration than he can handle when a dognapping scheme gone awry brings a galaxy of crazies to his doorstep. Midnight Madness Scotiabank 11
21:00
THE CLOUD CAPPED STAR (India) 126mins. Dir: Ritwik Ghatak. Reissued Indian classic. Combined public and P&I TIFF Cinematheque TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
21:15
THE ABCS OF DEATH See box, left.
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BAD 25 (US) 131mins. Dir: Spike Lee. Spike Lee’s documentary pays tribute to Michael Jackson’s album Bad on the 25th anniversary of its release. Special Presentation Scotiabank 11
21:45
ALL THAT MATTERS IS PAST (Norway) 105mins. TrustNordisk (Int). Dir: Sara Johnsen. Cast: David Dencik, Kristoffer Joner, Maria Bonnevie, Maria Heiskanen. Reunited after years, a pair of childhood sweethearts are forced to confront the dark secrets of their past. Contemporary World Cinema TIFF Bell Lightbox 5
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