SCREENINGS


CASTING BY (US) 89mins. Submarine Entertainment (US). Dir: Tom Donahue. Cast: Al Pacino, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese. A tribute to the late, casting director Marion Dougherty. Mavericks Scotiabank 10


WHAT MAISIE KNEW (US) 93mins. William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME) (US). Fortissimo Films (Int). Dirs: David Siegel, Scott McGehee. Cast: Alexander Skarsgard, Julianne Moore, Onata Aprile, Steve Coogan. A modern-day version of the Henry James novel. Gala Presentation Scotiabank 1


12:15


JANEANE FROM DES MOINES (US) 78mins. Submarine Entertainment (US). Dir: Grace Lee. Cast: Jane Edith Wilson, Michael Oosterom, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney. A housewife seeks answers from the Republican presidential candidates. Discovery Scotiabank 9


12:30


90 MINUTES (Norway) 92mins. LevelK ApS (Int). Dir: Eva Sorhaug. Cast: Aksel Hennie, Annmari Kastrup, Bjorn Floberg, Kaia Varjord. Eva Sorhaug reveals the rage and violence lurking beneath seemingly tranquil domesticity. Vanguard Scotiabank 7


12:45


A LIAR’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY: THE UNTRUE STORY OF MONTY PYTHON’S GRAHAM CHAPMAN (UK) 82mins. Brainstorm Media (US). SC Films International (Int). Dirs: Ben Timlett, Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson. Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam. A 3D animated adaptation of Chapman’s brazenly fictionalised life story. Special Presentation Scotiabank 13


13:15


THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST (India-Pakistan-US) 128mins. Cinetic Media (US). K5 International (Int). Dir: Mira Nair. Cast: Haluk Bilginer, Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland, Riz Ahmed. An adaptation of Mohsin Hamid’s international bestselling novel. Gala Presentation Scotiabank 2


13:30


ENGLISH VINGLISH (India) 129mins. Eros International (Int). Dir: Gauri Shinde. Cast: Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou. An Indian woman decides to learn English to overcome her insecurities. Gala Presentation Scotiabank 4


13:45


GOD LOVES CAVIAR (Greece-Russia) 99mins. Sony Pictures World Wide Distribution Company (Int). Dir: Iannis Smaragdi. Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Evgeny Stychkin, John Cleese, Juan Diego Botto. Tale of an 18-century pirate who rose to become the head of one of Europe’s largest mercantile empires. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 5


14:00


A LATE QUARTET (US) 105mins. WestEnd Films (Int). Dir: Yaron Zilberman. Cast: Catherine Keener, Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman. The 25th anniversary of a string quartet precipitates a tempestuous release of repressed resentments. Special Presentation Scotiabank 3


THE ATTACK (Lebanon-France-Qatar- Egypt-Belgium) 102mins. Wild Bunch (Int). Dir: Ziad Doueiri. Cast: Ali Suliman, Evgenia Dodina, Karim Saleh, Reymonde Amsellem. An Israeli-Palestinian surgeon is shocked to discover his wife was involved in a bomb attack. Special Presentation Scotiabank 11


THE THIEVES (South Korea) 135mins. Showbox/ Mediaplex, (Int). Dir: Choi Dong- hoon. Cast: Dal-soo Oh, Derek Tsang, Gianna Jun, Hae-sook Kim. Action caper about a $20m jewel heist. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 6


14:15


TAI CHI 0 (China) 100mins. Huayi Brothers (Int). Dir: Stephen Fung. Cast: Angelababy, Daniel Wu, Eddie Peng, Shu Qi, Tony Leung Kar-fai. A pop-art take on the life of the founder of the Yang school of tai chi. Special Presentation Scotiabank 10


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, Tim Robbins. Comedy-drama about a group of people trying to overcome their sex addictions. Special Presentation Scotiabank 1


14:30


RHINO SEASON (Iraqi Kurdistan-Turkey) 104mins. Wild Bunch (Int). Dir: Bahman Ghobadi. Cast: Monica Bellucci, Yilmaz Erdogan. A haunting love story that spans three decades. Special Presentation Scotiabank 13


WHEN DAY BREAKS (Serbia-Croatia-France) 90mins. Nova Film (Int). Dir: Goran Paskaljevic. Cast: Ana Stefanovic, Meto Jovanovski, Mustafa Nadarevic. A retired music professor sets out to find out the secret of his true origins. Masters Scotiabank 8


14:45


9.79* (UK) 77mins. ESPN Films (Int). Dir: Daniel Gordon. Cast: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis, Linford Christie.


An investigation of the 1988 Olympics race that resulted in drugs disgrace for Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson. TIFF Docs Scotiabank 9


THY WOMB (Philippines) 106mins. Dir: Brillante Mendoza. Cast: Nora Aunor. A couple makes a fateful decision in order to obtain the child they yearn for. Contemporary World Cinema TIFF Bell Lightbox 5


15:00


CALL GIRL (Sweden-Ireland-Norway- Finland) 140mins. Dir: Mikael Marcimain. Cast: David Dencik, Josefin Asplund, Kristoffer Joner, Pernilla August. A policier based on the prostitution scandal that almost toppled the Swedish government in the 1970s. Discovery Scotiabank 7


16:00


GINGER & ROSA (UK-Denmark) 89mins. Cinetic Media (US). The Match Factory (Int). Dir: Sally Potter. Cast: Alessandro Nivola, Elle Fanning, Annette Bening. The friendship of two teenage girls is shattered by ideological differences and personal betrayals. Special Presentation Scotiabank 2


16:30


IMOGENE (US) 103mins. United Talent Agency (UTA) (US). Voltage Pictures (Int). Dirs: Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman. Cast: Annette Bening, Kristen Wiig, Matt Dillon. Comedy about a washed- up playwright who is forced to return to the care of her dysfunctional family. Special Presentation Scotiabank 3


THE BRIGHT DAY (India) 94mins. Dir: Mohit Takalkar. Cast: Ajit Singh Palawat, Devraya Potdar, Kelly Marie Miller. A young man abandons his family to set out on a spiritual quest. City to City Scotiabank 11


16:45


END OF WATCH (US) 109mins. Exclusive Media (Int). Dir: David Ayer. Cast: Anna Kendrick, Michael Pena, Jake Gyllenhaal A found-footage crime flick about two up-and- coming LA cops who are on the run from a ruthless drug cartel. Special Presentation Scotiabank 1


ONCE UPON ATIME WAS I, VERONICA (Brazil-France) 91mins. Urban Distribution International (Int). Dir: Marcelo Gomes. Cast: WJ Solha, Hermila Guedes. A recent medical graduate seeks meaning in bodily pleasures in this study of modern-day alienation. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 9


17:00


LES NUITS AVEC THEODORE (France) 67mins. Dir: Sebastien Betbeder. Cast: Agathe Bonitzer, Pio Marmai. Star-crossed lovers meeting for nocturnal trysts in a park find intruders threatening their perfect retreat. Discovery TIFF Bell Lightbox 5


18:45


KINSHASA KIDS (Belgium) 85mins. MK2 (Int). Dir: Marc-Henri Wajnberg. Cast: Bebson Elemba, Emmanuel Fakoko, Gabi Bolenge. A group of street kids in Kinshasa form a raucous musical outfit. Contemporary World Cinema TIFF Bell Lightbox 5


19:00


SPRING BREAKERS (US) 92mins. Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (US). Kinology (Int). Dir: Harmony Korine. Cast: James Franco, Rachel Korine, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens. Four co-eds find their spring fling turns into a booze, drug and violence- fuelled bacchanal. Special Presentation Scotiabank 11


WASTELAND (UK) 106mins. Bankside


Films (Int). Dir: Rowan Athale. Cast: Gerard Kearns, Luke Treadaway, Matthew Lewis, Neil Maskell, Timothy Spall, Vanessa Kirby. Ocean’s Eleven meets The Usual Suspects in a bleak city in northern England. Discovery Scotiabank 9


19:15


THE LAST TIME I SAW MACAO (Portugal-France) 85mins. Films Boutique (Int). Dirs: Joao Pedro Rodrigues, Joao Rui Guerra da Mata. Cast: Cindy Scrash, Joao Pedro Rodrigues, Joao Rui Guerra da Mata. Combined public and P&I Wavelengths TIFF Bell Lightbox 3


21:00


FAR FROMAFGHANISTAN (US) 129mins. Dirs: John Gianvito, Jon Jost, Minda Martin, Soon-Mi Yoo, Travis Wilkerson. Combined public and P&I Wavelengths TIFF Bell Lightbox 4


21:15


SHIP OF THESEUS (India) 139mins. Fortissimo Films (Int). Dir: Anand Gandhi. Cast: Aida Elkashef, Amba Sanyal, Faraz Khan. Philosophical tale of the three people whose lives interconnect in Mumbai. City to City TIFF Bell Lightbox 5


21:30


DEAD EUROPE (Australia) 84mins. Wild Bunch (US). Wild Bunch (Int). Dir: Tony Krawitz. Cast: Ewen Leslie, Francoise Lebrun, Igal Naor, Kodi Smit-McPhee. A photographer uncovers a shocking family secret. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 9


THE HOLY QUATERNITY (Czech Republic) 78mins. Monte Cristo International Ent (Int). Dir: Jan Hrebejk. Cast: Hynek Cermak, Jiri Langmajer, Ludek Munzar. Two men start to desire each other’s spouses. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 11


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