Playlist

TIFF 2024

The 49th annual Toronto International Film Festival will be held from September 5 to 15, 2024.

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The Sweet Hereafter

FILM Canada 1997 · 112 min
Atom Egoyan

<p>Atom Egoyan&rsquo;s Oscar-nominated adaptation of Russell Banks&rsquo; novel about a small town reeling from a devastating tragedy returns to the big screen in a new 4K restoration.</p>

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40 Acres (2024)

FILM Canada 2024 · 108 min
R.T. Thorne

<p>In a post-apocalyptic future where food is scarce, the last descendants of a Black family of farmers who settled in Canada after the American Civil War must protect their homestead from an organized militia hell-bent on taking their land.</p>

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A Sisters' Tale

FILM Switzerland, France, Iran 2024 · 92 min
Leila Amini

<p>Growing up in a loving middle-class family in Tehran, my older sister Nasreen used to fill our apartment with her beautiful voice. She loved music and gave me the courage to become a filmmaker. Today, Nasreen is trapped in an arranged marriage to Mohamad, who disapproved of her singing. She&rsquo;s a housewife with two kids, suffering from depression and loneliness. As she struggles with her identity, her lost passion for singing ignites--a passion forbidden to women in Iran. Filming my sister for the past seven years, this was my turn supporting her.</p>

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Aberdeen

FILM Canada 2024 · 83 min
Ryan Cooper Eva Thomas

<p>A tour-de-force performance by Gail Maurice (Bones of Crows, TIFF &rsquo;22) sees her inhabit the role of Aberdeen, a woman who must rise above hardships to save her grandkids, and herself.</p>

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Addition (2024)

FILM Australia 2024 · 91 min
Marcelle Lunam

<p>A mathematician struggles to balance her compulsive counting habit (and imaginary friendship with Nikola Tesla) with a budding romance in this charming adaptation of Toni Jordan&rsquo;s bestselling novel.</p>

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All We Imagine as Light

FILM India, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy 2024 · 115 min
Payal Kapadia

<p>In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha&#39;s routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend. In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha&#39;s routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend. A trip to a beach town allows them to find a space for their desires to manifest.</p>

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All of You (2024)

FILM United Kingdom 2024 · 98 min
William Bridges

<p>Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots star in a stirring near-futuristic romance as best friends who harbour an unspoken love for one another even after a test matches one of them up with their supposed soulmate.</p>

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An Unfinished Film

FILM Singapore, Germany 2024 · 105 min
Lou Ye

<p>January 2020. A film crew reunites near Wuhan to resume the shooting of a film halted ten years earlier, only to share the unexpected challenges as cities are placed under lockdown.</p>

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Anora

FILM United States 2024
Sean Baker

<p>Anora is a comedy about a sex worker shot in New York City and Las Vegas.</p>

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Anywhere Anytime

FILM Italy 2024 · 80 min
Milad Tangshir

<p>Reminding us that for many, something as simple as a bike can guarantee or raze someone&rsquo;s survival, Milad Tangshir&rsquo;s fiction feature debut is a bold nod to Vittorio De Sica&rsquo;s 1948 classic Bicycle Thieves and heralds a courageous and striking cinematic voice.</p>

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April (2024)

FILM Georgia, France, Italy 2024 · 134 min
Dea Kulumbegashvili

<p>Nina, an OB-GYN, faces accusations after newborn&#39;s death. Her life undergoes scrutiny during investigation. She persists in her medical duties, determined to provide care others hesitate to offer, despite risks.</p>

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Awāra

FILM India 1951 · 177 min
Raj Kapoor

<p>Raj Kapoor directs and stars in this recently restored Bollywood classic, which threads messages of socialist reform among its musical numbers and Charlie Chaplin homages, and is often considered to be the greatest film by &ldquo;The Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema.&rdquo;</p>

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Beloved Tropic

FILM Panama, Colombia 2024 · 108 min
Ana Endara

<p>In Panama City, the delicate connection between a pregnant Colombian immigrant with status issues and a well-to-do matriarch with dementia propels documentarian Ana Endara&rsquo;s accomplished narrative feature debut.</p>

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Better Man (2024)

FILM Australia 2024 · 134 min
Michael Gracey

<p>Director Michael Gracey leverages his extensive visual effects background to produce a dazzling and singular profile of British pop superstar Robbie Williams.</p>

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Bird (2024)

FILM United Kingdom, France, Germany, United States 2024
Andrea Arnold

<p>Bailey lives with his brother Hunter and his father Bug, who raises them alone in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn&#39;t have much time to devote to them. Bailey looks for attention and adventure elsewhere.</p>

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Blue Road - The Edna O'Brien Story

FILM Ireland, United Kingdom 2024 · 99 min
Sinéad O'Shea

<p>Emerging from rural Ireland, Edna O&rsquo;Brien broke multiple taboos with her sexually provocative literature and equally adventurous love life. Here, she opens up about her past with additional perspectives offered by Gabriel Byrne, Walter Mosely, and others.</p>

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Bona (1980)

FILM Philippines 1980 · 96 min
Lino Brocka

<p>Exquisitely restored and newly available, this essential Filipino film from 1980 about the perils of obsession soars on the dynamic collaboration between visionary filmmaker Lino Brocka and superstar Nora Aunor, while serving as both a social critique and a remarkable work of feminism.</p>

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Bonjour Tristesse

FILM Canada, Germany 2024 · 110 min
Durga Chew-Bose

<p>Bonjour Tristesse, Durga Chew-Bose&rsquo;s adaptation of Fran&ccedil;oise Sagan&rsquo;s unforgettable coming-of-age novel of the same name, is a sun-soaked heralding of a singular artist.</p>

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Boong (2024)

FILM India 2024 · 90 min
Lakshmipriya Devi

<p>In her debut film, Lakshmipriya Devi crafts a vibrant and poignant portrayal of childhood resilience following a schoolboy, Boong, as he defies borders and ethno-racial discord in Manipur to reunite his family.</p>

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Bound in Heaven

FILM China 2024 · 109 min
Huo Xin

<p>The debut feature of renowned scriptwriter Huo Xin, Bound in Heaven is a poignant tale of love and resilience starring Ni Ni, Zhou You, and Liao Fan. This deeply touching film tackles domestic violence and terminal illness with assured direction and outstanding performances.</p>

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Bring Them Down

FILM Ireland, United Kingdom, Belgium 2024 · 105 min
Christopher Andrews

<p>Featuring brilliant performances from Christopher Abbott and Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan, Christopher Andrews&rsquo; feature directorial debut chronicles a feud between neighbouring families in rural Ireland, drawing us to a world of desolate beauty and desperate men.</p>

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Can I Get A Witness?

FILM Canada 2024 · 110 min
Ann Marie Fleming

<p>Keira Jang, Joel Oulette, and Sandra Oh star in this introspective live-action and animated feature set in the near future when technology and travel are almost completely banned, and nobody is allowed to live past age 50.</p>

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Carnival is Over

FILM Brazil, Portugal 2024 · 123 min
Fernando Coimbra

<p>Regina and Valerio are a happy couple seeking a way out of their criminal family business, but their efforts only push them deeper into the pit they hoped to escape.</p>

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Cloud (2024)

FILM Japan 2024 · 123 min
Kurosawa Kiyoshi

<p>Ryosuke Yoshii (Masaki Suda) is an ordinary person, who supports himself by reselling things on the internet. He carelessly earns grudges by people around him and, in the end, he is dragged into a desperate struggle that risks his life.</p>

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Collective Monologue

FILM Argentina 2024 · 104 min
Jessica Sarah Rinland

<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;OpenSans&quot;,serif"><span style="color:black">Intimate and fragmented moments unfold in a community of zoos and animal rescue centers. As histories of these institutions are uncovered, dedicated workers commit both day and night to caring for the remaining enclosed animals, fostering a mutual bond that transcends imagined boundaries between human and animal. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

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Conclave (2024)

FILM United States, United Kingdom 2024 · 120 min
Edward Berger

<p>Oscar nominees Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci lead a brilliant ensemble cast in All Quiet on the Western Front director Edward Berger&rsquo;s stunning adaption of Robert Harris&rsquo; high-stakes drama, in which Cardinals gather at the Vatican to elect a new Pope.</p>

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Crocodile Tears

FILM Indonesia, France, Singapore, Germany 2024 · 98 min
Tumpal Tampubolon

<p>In this slow-burning suspense thriller from debut filmmaker Tumpal Tampubolon, a young man and his overbearing mother&#39;s lives on their isolated crocodile farm are turned upside down with the appearance of a young woman.</p>

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Daniela Forever

FILM Spain, Belgium 2024 · 113 min
Nacho Vigalondo

<p>In the latest from Nacho Vigalondo (Colossal, TIFF &rsquo;16), Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) soulfully portrays a bereaved man who enrolls in a clinical trial for a drug that allows him to reunite with his lost lover (Beatrice Grann&ograve;) through lucid dreams.</p>

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Daughter's Daughter

FILM Taiwan 2024 · 126 min
Huang Xi

<p>After a terrible accident takes the life of her youngest, a mother must confront her eldest daughter who she gave up after a teenage pregnancy, in this World Premiere from director Huang Xi.</p>

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Dead Mail

FILM United States 2024 · 106 min
Kyle McConaghy Joe DeBoer

<p>On a desolate, Midwestern county road, a bound man crawls towards a remote postal box, managing to slide a blood-stained plea-for-help message into the slot before a panicking figure closes in behind him. The note makes its way to the county post office and onto the desk of Jasper, a seasoned and skilled &quot;dead letter&quot; investigator, responsible for investigating lost mail and returning it to its sender. As he investigates further, Jasper meets Trent, a strange yet unassuming man who has taken up residence at the men&rsquo;s home where Jasper lives. When Trent unexpectedly shows up at Jasper&rsquo;s office, it becomes clear he has a vested interest in the note, and will stop at nothing to retrieve it.</p>

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Dead Talents Society

FILM Taiwan 2024 · 110 min
John Hsu

<p>A meek and newly dead teen (Gingle Wang) learns from an undead diva (Sandrine Pinna) how to haunt the living, in this bloody and hilarious supernatural comedy from writer-director John Hsu (Detention).</p>

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Diciannove

FILM Italy, UK 2024 · 109 min
Giovanni Tortorici

<p>In Diciannove (translating to Nineteen), Giovanni Tortorici&rsquo;s elegant, heartfelt, and daring debut, a curious student learns that the road to self-discovery is worthwhile, if not necessary, no matter how unfamiliar or daunting the path.</p>

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Don't Cry, Butterfly

FILM Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia 2024 · 97 min
Dương Diệu Linh

<p>Homemaker and breadwinner Tam learns through live TV that her husband is having an affair. She&rsquo;s determined to turn her situation around, but instead of confronting him, she&rsquo;s certain mystical means are the answer.</p>

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Drama 1882

FILM Egypt 2024 · 45 min
Wael Shawky

<p>Wael Shawky&rsquo;s Drama 1882 (re)stages a colonial conflict laden with treason and exploitation as a libretto across eight chapters and 44 hypnotic minutes, invoking questions of colonialism, collaboration, resistance, narrative, history, and, of course, drama.</p>

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Eden (2024)

FILM United States of America 2024 · 120 min
Ron Howard

<p>Oscar-winning director Ron Howard&rsquo;s scintillating historical thriller stars Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby as high-minded Europeans who seek a new life on a previously uninhabited island in the Gal&aacute;pagos, only to discover that hell is other people.</p>

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Else (2024)

FILM France, Belgium 2024 · 100 min
Thibault Emin

<p>Thibault Emin&rsquo;s mesmerizing debut feature intimately depicts a body-horror romance in the wake of a strange epidemic that causes the infected to melt into their surroundings.</p>

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Emilia Perez

FILM France, Mexico 2024
Jacques Audiard

<p>Mexico, today. Lawyer Rita receives an unexpected offer. She has to help a feared cartel boss retire from his business and disappear forever by becoming the woman he&#39;s always dreamed of being. Mexico, today. Overqualified and exploited, lawyer Rita is wasting her talents working for a large firm far better at whitewashing criminal garbage than serving justice. But an unexpected way out appears, the sort of offers you can&#39;t refuse : to help feared cartel boss Juan &quot;Little Hands&quot; Del Monte - aka Manitas - retire from his business and disappear forever. Manitas has a plan he&#39;s been fine-tuning in secret for years : to become, at last, the woman he&#39;s always dreamed of becoming.</p>

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Essene (1972)

FILM United States of America 1972 · 89 min
Frederick Wiseman

<p>World Premiere of 4K restoration!<br /> <br /> This early work by the legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, recently restored in 4K, follows daily life in a Benedictine monastery as the brothers reconcile the tension between their collectivist religious traditions and contemporary 1970s American individualism.</p>

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Freedom Way

FILM Nigeria 2024 · 83 min
Afolabi Olalekan

<p>A start-up faces unfavorable government laws and police harassment, causing a ripple effect in the lives of nine individuals, setting them on a collision course.</p>

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Friendship (2024)

FILM United States of America 2024 · 97 min
Andrew DeYoung

<p>Channelling the cringe comedy of his hit sketch series I Think You Should Leave, Tim Robinson portrays a suburban dad obsessively pursuing camaraderie with his charming neighbour (Paul Rudd).</p>

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From Ground Zero

FILM Palestine, France, Qatar, Jordan 2024 · 115 min
Aws Al-Banna Ahmed Al-Danf Basil Al-Maqousi Mustafa Al-Nabih Muhammad Alshareef Ala Ayob Bashar Al Balbisi Alaa Damo Awad Hana Ahmad Hassunah Mustafa Kallab Satoum Kareem Mahdi Karera Rabab Khamees Khamees Masharawi Wissam Moussa Tamer Najm Abu Hasna Nidaa Damo Nidal Mahmoud Reema Etimad Weshah Islam Al Zrieai

<p>The combined work of 22 artists living in a besieged Gaza Strip, this omnibus film provides a contextualizing and critically important look beyond the brutal livestream. Organized by the Mashawari Fund for films and filmmakers in Gaza.</p>

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Front Row (2024)

FILM Algeria, Saudi Arabia, France 2024 · 86 min
Merzak Allouache

<p>In his 19th feature film, prolific Algerian movie maestro Merzak Allouache (Omar Gatlato; The Rooftops; Divine Wind, TIFF &rsquo;18) opts for a chaotic family dramedy about feuding matriarchs behaving badly at the beach.</p>

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Grand Tour (2024)

FILM Portugal, Italy, France 2024 · 128 min
Miguel Gomes

<p>Edward, civil servant, flees fiancee Molly on their wedding day in Rangoon, 1917. His travels replace panic with melancholy. Molly, set on marriage, amused by his escape, trails him across Asia.</p>

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Gülizar

FILM Turkey, Kosovo 2024 · 84 min
Belkıs Bayrak

<p>Bride-to-be G&uuml;lizar believes a brighter future is on the horizon. When a violent assault occurs on her journey from Turkey to Kosovo where she planned a fresh start, she is forced to navigate a new path forward.</p>

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Happyend

FILM Japan, USA 2024 · 112 min
Neo Sora

<p>A near-future Tokyo awaits destruction as the city is rocked by a series of foreshocks that predict a larger, more disastrous quake on the horizon. With the anxiety looming over them, a group of teenage best friends and musicians get into typical teenager trouble that tests the strength of their relationships.</p>

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Hard Truths

FILM United Kingdom, Spain 2024 · 97 min
Mike Leigh

<p>Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses.</p>

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Horizonte (2024)

FILM Colombia, France, Luxembourg, Chile, Germany 2024 · 125 min
César Augusto Acevedo

<p>A mother and her long-lost son journey through war-torn Colombia seeking redemption and discovering that only great sacrifices can heal their souls and mend their fractured past.</p>

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I'm Still Here

FILM United States 2010 · 106 min
Casey Affleck

<p>I&#39;m Still Here is a 2010 American mockumentary&nbsp;comedy-drama film directed by Casey Affleck, and written by Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix. The film purports to follow the life of Phoenix, from the announcement of his retirement from acting, through his transition into a career as a hip hop artist&nbsp;Filming officially began on January 16, 2009 at a Las Vegas nightclub.&nbsp;Throughout the filming period, Phoenix remained in character for public appearances, giving many the impression that he was genuinely pursuing a new career.</p>

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Ick (2024)

FILM United States of America 2024 · 92 min
Joseph Kahn

<p>In Joseph Kahn&rsquo;s breakneck sci-fi/horror satire, a high school science teacher (Brandon Routh) does battle with a parasitic alien entity, as well as the apathy of the small town it has been gradually absorbing.</p>

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Ink Wash

FILM Romania, Greece, Denmark 2024 · 91 min
Sarra Tsorakidis

<p>The debut from director Sarra Tsorakidis follows a painter approaching her 40th birthday and reeling from a breakup. A difficult professional job offers crucial insights into her personal life, a reminder that the only way out of the woods is going through them.</p>

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Jane Austen Wrecked My Life

FILM France 2024 · 94 min
Laura Piani

<p>In Laura Piani&rsquo;s charming and witty debut, an aspiring author looking to get more out of life takes up a writing residency and finds herself in the sort of romantic entanglements that could come from the pages of a Jane Austen novel.</p>

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Julie zwijgt (Julie Keeps Quiet)

FILM Belgium, Sweden 2024 · 97 min
Leonardo Van Dijl

<p>As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie&rsquo;s life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club&#39;s players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep quiet&hellip;</p>

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Ka Whawhai Tonu

FILM New Zealand 2024 · 115 min
Michael Jonathan

<p>Once Were Warriors stars Temuera Morrison and Cliff Curtis reunite for an action-packed epic about Aotearoa&#39;s first land war, when vastly outnumbered Māori fought against colonial soldiers.</p>

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Kill the Jockey

FILM Argentina, Spain 2024 · 96 min
Luis Ortega

<p>Remo&#39;s self-destructive behavior overshadows his talent. Abril, an upcoming jockey is pregnant by Remo and has to decide between child or continuing to race. They both race for Sirena, an businessman who saved Remo&#39;s life in the past .</p>

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Linda (2024)

FILM Argentina, Spain 2024 · 100 min
Mariana Wainstein

<p>Self-assured, mysterious, and captivating Linda agrees to work at an affluent home in Buenos Aires. Her charm sparks strong sexual attraction among all members of the family, exposing how fragile their externally happy veneer really is.</p>

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Little Jaffna

FILM France 2024 · 100 min
Lawrence Valin

<p>Lawrence Valin makes an impressive debut, directing and acting in this dynamic, socio-political crime drama about a police officer who infiltrates a Tamil gang in Paris.</p>

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Living Together (2024)

FILM Canada 2024 · 75 min
Halima Elkhatabi

<p>In a series of captivating encounters, several young people try to find the ideal roommate, that rare gem with whom they can share their space&mdash;and their values. A complex and engaging picture of a generation accustomed to playing all their identity cards, Living Together maps a mosaic of cultures and ideas, with explorations of community, individualism and the right to housing in constant interplay.</p>

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Lázaro De Noche (Lazaro At Night)

FILM Mexico, Canada 2024 · 76 min
Nicolás Pereda

<p>L&aacute;zaro, Luisa and Francisco, in their forties, live in Mexico City. Friends, they also form a loving trio. Nothing gives it away, as their exchanges are emptied of any affection. Prosaic, contradictory, repetitive, they diffuse a slight unease as much as they produce a comic effect. The first movement of L&aacute;zaro de noche shows their ordinary daily life punctuated by comical casting scenes, for a film about which we will know nothing, except the method of its director to audition them: observation. With L&aacute;zaro de noche , Nicol&aacute;s Pereda continues his enterprise initiated more than fifteen years ago with his faithful community of actor friends. He brings them together in a mutant film with an unparalleled tone, in which he articulates images of the banal and the marvelous, and thereby explores the limits of realism, inspired by the words of the Argentinian writer C&eacute;sar Aira. During a dinner that brings together the three protagonists, a change of camera angle and the emergence of a voice from the past plunge the film into another space-time, that of memory. Barely have they met in a writing workshop and the beginnings of their ballet of love been sketched out, when the evocation of the tale of Aladdin written at the time by Luisa projects the story into a third level of fiction and representation. L&aacute;zaro and his mother Teresita now embody Aladdin and his mother, in a profane variation of the tale, a fairy tale of raw triviality. If, over the course of its transformations, L&aacute;zaro de noche moves away from reality &ndash; from reality to memory, from memory to tale &ndash; it is without sacrificing any of its tangible materiality; the film seems to become disenchanted as it re-enchants itself. And if reading Aladdin is surprising - because, by making the same wish for food repeatedly, the hero &quot;refuses to make the causal leap of magic and chooses the step by step of reality&quot; (C&eacute;sar Aira) -, Nicol&aacute;s Pereda, himself, invites us to find the magic in this same step by step.</p>

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Masala (1991)

FILM Canada 1991 · 105 min
Srinivas Krishna

<p>World Premiere of 4K restoration!<br /> <br /> Srinivas Krishna&rsquo;s debut &mdash; a bold, irreverent take on maintaining multiple identities that follows a recovering heroin addict attempting to make peace with his extended family &mdash; was recently restored in gorgeous 4K.</p>

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Measures for a Funeral

FILM Canada 2024 · 142 min
Sofia Bohdanowicz

<p>Measures for a Funeral brilliantly spotlights a young academic&rsquo;s run towards one woman &mdash; acclaimed early 20th-century Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow &mdash; as she simultaneously flees from another, her failed musician mother.</p>

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Meat (2024)

FILM Greece 2024 · 104 min
Dimitris Nakos

<p>In a tale rooted in ancient Greek tragedy, a patriarch must decide the fate of his son and the boy he raised when a long-standing unneighbourly feud turns to murder.</p>

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Men of War

FILM United States of America, Canada 2024 · 98 min
Jen Gatien Billy Corben

<p>&ldquo;Rambo meets Fyre Fest&rdquo; could be the pitch for this tragicomedy from filmmakers Billy Corben and Jen Gatien about American-trained mercenaries who try to overthrow the Venezuelan government.</p>

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Millers in Marriage

FILM United States of America 2024 · 117 min
Edward Burns

<p>An ensemble drama with a stunning cast, Edward Burns&rsquo; latest follows the thorny emotional lives of three siblings adrift in middle age, surveying the vagaries of long-term love while championing the possibilities for personal change.</p>

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Miséricorde

FILM France, Spain, Portugal 2024 · 102 min
Alain Guiraudie

<p>Returning to Saint-Martial for his late boss&#39;s funeral, J&eacute;r&eacute;mie&#39;s stay with widow Martine becomes entangled in a disappearance, a threatening neighbor, and an abbot&#39;s shady intentions.</p>

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Mistress Dispeller

FILM China, USA 2024 · 94 min
Elizabeth Lo

<p>Desperate to save her marriage, a woman in China hires a professional to go undercover and break up her husband&rsquo;s affair. MISTRESS DISPELLER follows this process from all corners of a love triangle in an intimate meditation on love and family.<br /> <br /> In China, rampant adultery has given rise to a new industry devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity. Wang Zhenxi is part of this growing profession, a &ldquo;mistress dispeller&rdquo; who is hired to maintain the bounds of marriage &mdash; and break up affairs &mdash; by any means necessary. MISTRESS DISPELLER follows a real, unfolding case of infidelity as Teacher Wang attempts to bring a couple back from the edge of crisis, offering strikingly intimate access to private lives usually hidden behind closed doors. Their story shifts our sympathies between husband, wife and mistress to explore the ways emotion, pragmatism, and cultural norms collide to shape romantic relationships in contemporary China.</p>

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Mother Mother (2024)

FILM Somalia 2024 · 107 min
K'naan Warsame

<p>United by tragedy in rural Somalia, a widowed camel farmer and a young American must find common ground in this drama from Somali Canadian recording artist K&rsquo;naan Warsame.</p>

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Mr. K (2024)

FILM Netherlands, Belgium, Norway 2024 · 94 min
Tallulah H. Schwab

<p>Crispin Glover brings his best to Tallulah H. Schwab&rsquo;s delightfully Kafkaesque tale of a travelling magician who finds himself in a hotel full of unusual guests &mdash; with no way out.</p>

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Nightbitch

FILM United States of America 2024 · 98 min
Marielle Heller

<p>An overworked stay-at-home mom (Amy Adams) tries to catch a break, any break, while caring for her rambunctious toddler. Also, she might be turning into a dog.</p>

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No Other Land

FILM Palestine, Norway 2024 · 96 min
Basel Adra Hamdan Ballal Yuval Abraham Rachel Szor

<p>This film made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the West Bank&rsquo;s Masafer Yatta by Israeli authorities and the unlikely alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.</p>

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Nutcrackers

FILM United States of America 2024 · 104 min
David Gordon Green

<p>Ben Stiller stars as a city slicker forced to look after a quartet of mischievous rural orphans in this fish-out-of-water comedy that speaks to the hidden talents in each of us just waiting for a chance to shine.</p>

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Oh, Canada

FILM United States 2024 · 91 min
Paul Schrader

<p>Leonard Fife, one of sixty thousand draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam, shares all his secrets to de-mythologize his mythologized life.</p>

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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

FILM United Kingdom, Zambia, Ireland 2024
Rungano Nyoni

<p>On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family, in filmmaker Rungano Nyoni&rsquo;s surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.</p> <p>A comedy-drama exploring human relationships in Zambia and Guinea.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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On Falling (2024)

FILM United Kingdom, Portugal 2024 · 104 min
Laura Carreira

<p>In her feature debut, Laura Carreira crafts an intimate and unwavering portrait of an isolated Portuguese migrant and her relationship to the precarious labour that constrains and defines her.</p>

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Patrice: The Movie

FILM United States of America 2024 · 102 min
Ted Passon

<p>Patrice: The Movie shines a light on a remarkable crusader for disability rights, confronting systemic failures while foregrounding joy through the energy of Patrice Jetter and her friends.</p>

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Paying For It

FILM Canada 2024 · 85 min
Sook-Yin Lee

<p>A cultural snapshot of turn-of-the-millennium Toronto with subtle comic energy and a great cast, Sook-Yin Lee&rsquo;s adaptation of Chester Brown&rsquo;s autobiographical 2011 graphic novel is a movie only Lee could make&hellip; because it&rsquo;s her story, too.</p>

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Pedro Páramo

FILM Mexico 2024 · 123 min
Rodrigo Prieto

<p>Unfolding in a seemingly abandoned Mexican town where past and present beguilingly coexist, the feature directorial debut of legendary cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto (Killers of the Flower Moon) is a mesmerizing story of desire, corruption, and inheritance.</p>

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Pepe

FILM Dominican Republic 2024 · 122 min
Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias

<p>A voice that claims to belong to a hippopotamus. A voice that does not understand the perception of time. A voice that tells of a historical event as if in a trance. &ldquo;Am I making that sound that comes out of my mouth? And what is a mouth anyway?&rdquo; The only thing the animal knows for sure is that it is dead. The first and only hippopotamus ever killed in the Americas. The Colombian press called him Pepe. Between encounters and misunderstandings, epiphanies and sadness, we enter a world full of stories replete with even more stories. In a serious and playful way, both authentic and deceptive, images and sounds narrate the overwhelming orality of places full of beings who, like Pepe, died without ever knowing where they really were.</p>

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Perfumed with Mint

FILM Egypt, France, Tunisia, Qatar 2024 · 111 min
Muhammed Hamdy

<p>In this stirring elegy for a desolate Cairo from Emmy-winning cinematographer-turned-director Muhammed Hamdy, mint is sprouting from the bodies of a tormented generation of dreamers, attracting moving shadows that chase people through the streets.c</p>

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Piece by Piece

FILM United States of America 2024 · 93 min
Morgan Neville

<p>The life of singer and producer Pharrell Williams is told through LEGO pieces in this animated feature debut from Morgan Neville, featuring the voices of Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, and Jay-Z.</p>

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Presence

FILM United States 2024 · 85 min
Steven Soderbergh

<p>A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they&rsquo;re not alone.</p> <p>In every project of his legendary career as a director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor, Steven Soderbergh has brought a vital energy, curiosity, and unique vision to storytelling that has few parallels in filmmaking history. Following groundbreaking work like <em>sex, lies, and videotape </em>(1989 Sundance Film Festival, Audience Award: Dramatic) and <em>The Girlfriend Experience</em> (2009 Sundance Film Festival), he returns to Park City with a film shot entirely in one location that will haunt audiences with its otherworldly story and constantly awe-inspiring visuals. Working from a taut, mysterious script by David Koepp and featuring an exciting cast of known actors and newcomers, <em>Presence</em> is a thrilling cinematic ride that reifies Soderbergh&rsquo;s status as an icon of American independent film.&mdash;SS</p>

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Really Happy Someday

FILM Canada 2024 · 90 min
J Stevens

<p>A rising musical-theatre star before his transition, Z (Breton Lalama) has to figure out how to sing in his new register in order to return to the thing he loves most &mdash; and, in the process, integrate his past and present selves.</p>

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Relay (2024)

FILM United States of America 2024 · 112 min
David Mackenzie

<p>A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive.</p>

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Rez Ball

FILM United States of America 2024 · 111 min
Sydney Freeland

<p>Set in the beautiful Navajo Nation, Rez Ball shares the inspiring story of the Chuska Warriors basketball team in their quest for championship glory after a devastating loss. Executive produced by LeBron James.</p>

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Riff Raff (2024)

FILM United States of America 2024 · 103 min
Dito Montiel

<p>With an all-star ensemble that includes Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Jennifer Coolidge, and Bill Murray, the latest from director Dito Montiel (Man Down, TIFF &rsquo;15) is a pitch-black comedy about family, loyalty, and murder.</p>

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Saba (2024)

FILM Bangladesh 2024 · 95 min
Maksud Hossain

<p>In his deeply emotional directorial debut, Bangladeshi filmmaker Maksud Hossain refracts end-of-life care through two completely opposite views held within a fraught mother&ndash;daughter relationship.</p>

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Sad Jokes (2024)

FILM Germany 2024 · 96 min
Fabian Stumm

<p>Set in present-day Berlin, this tragicomical second feature from writer-director-actor Fabian Stumm poignantly portrays modern queer life and the perseverance required of an artist.</p>

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Santosh

FILM United Kingdom 2024
Sandhya Suri

<p>In 2018, Santosh, aged 28, assumes her deceased husband&#39;s role as a police officer in India following his tragic death.</p>

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Seeds (2024)

FILM Canada 2024 · 82 min
Kaniehtiio Horn

<p>Kaniehtiio Horn (Alice, Darling, TIFF &rsquo;22) wrote, directed, and stars in Seeds, a tense thriller that weaves Kanienʼkeh&aacute;꞉ka connections to the land with a cat-and-mouse game.</p>

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Haft Rooz (Seven Days)

FILM Germany 2024 · 113 min
Ali Samadi Ahadi

<p>Ali Samadi Ahadi&rsquo;s latest explores an agonizing struggle. When imprisoned human rights activist Maryam is granted a rare medical leave, she has the chance to escape Iran but at the expense of her battle for equality and democracy.</p>

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Sharp Corner

FILM Canada, Ireland 2024 · 110 min
Jason Buxton

<p>After a car crashes into his front yard, a family man develops an unhealthy obsession with being ready for the next accident. And the next.</p>

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Shepherds (2024)

FILM Canada, France 2024 · 113 min
Sophie Deraspe

<p>A Montr&eacute;al copywriter sets out to reinvent himself as a sheep herder in the French Alps despite knowing literally nothing about the centuries-old craft, in this adaptation from director and co-writer Sophie Deraspe.</p>

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Shook (2024)

FILM Canada 2024 · 113 min
Amar Wala

<p>After a run-in with his estranged father, aspiring writer Ashish or &quot;Ash&quot; learns a secret that will force him to balance family, love and success while navigating the divide between the exciting city life he wants and his suburban reality.</p>

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Sketch (2024)

FILM United States of America 2024 · 92 min
Seth Worley

<p>When a young girl&rsquo;s peculiar drawings come to life, leaving a wake of chaos and crayon dust, a grieving family has to band together to fight them off in this feature debut reminiscent of classics like Gremlins, Jumanji, and The Goonies.</p>

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Space Cowboy

FILM United States of America 2024 · 98 min
Marah Strauch Bryce Leavitt

<p>Joe Jennings, a pioneer of skydiving cinematography, looks back on a lifetime of creating iconic moments in film and television, while he tries to pull off his most ambitious stunt yet, turning a dreamlike vision into reality.</p>

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Sudan, remember us

FILM France, Tunisia, Qatar 2024 · 76 min
Hind Meddeb

<p>In spring 2019, filmmaker Hind Meddeb captures a jubilant moment of defiance among young Sudanese activists in Khartoum after the overthrow of a long dictatorship, and then chronicles the military crackdown that followed.</p>

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Sunshine (2024)

FILM Philippines 2024 · 86 min
Antoinette Jadaone

<p>The latest from Filipina filmmaker Antoinette Jadaone is a dramatic story of a young gymnast who finds out she&rsquo;s pregnant just before trying out for the national team.</p>

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Superboys of Malegaon

FILM India 2024 · 127 min
Reema Kagti

<p>Helmed by Reema Kagti (Talaash: The Answer Lies Within) in her latest collaboration with producer Zoya Akhtar (Gully Boy), this uplifting story chronicles the life of Nasir Shaikh, whose no-budget, community-sourced movies turned his hometown into an unlikely dream factory.</p>

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Sweet Angel Baby

FILM Canada 2024 · 96 min
Melanie Oates

<p>Eliza is an unassuming and beloved member of a small fishing community in Newfoundland who sees all of her relationships put in jeopardy after her secret social media persona is exposed.</p>

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Tata (2024)

FILM Romania, Germany, Netherlands 2024 · 82 min
Lina Vdovîi Radu Ciorniciuc

<p>Filmed across Italy, Moldova, and Romania, Tata is a raw portrait of a family locked in a relentless struggle against toxic masculinity and the tale of a daughter&rsquo;s poignant quest to break the cycle for herself, the next generation, and even for the one who hurt her.</p>

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Temporary Shelter

FILM Iceland 2024 · 93 min
Anastasiia Bortuali

<p>When Ukrainian filmmaker Anastasiia Bortuali is displaced to Iceland, she documents her fellow refugees, capturing their fragility and strength against a dramatic backdrop of northern lights and volcanic eruptions.</p>

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The Assessment

FILM United Kingdom, Germany, United States of America 2024 · 114 min
Fleur Fortuné

<p>Set in a future world destroyed by climate change, a couple must pass an assessment before they are allowed to have a child in this sci-fi thriller starring Alicia Vikander and Elizabeth Olsen.</p>

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The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire

FILM United States 2024 · 75 min
Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich

<p>A writer, teacher, feminist activist, pioneer of Afro-Surrealism and key member of the N&eacute;gritude movement, Martinique-born Suzanne C&eacute;saire was a trailblazer who deserves greater attention and credit than she has ever received. Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich&rsquo;s fascination with her subject is seen in the research that went into the making of this film &ndash; including hours of audio interviews with C&eacute;saire&rsquo;s living children and family. But this is no mere biopic. Instead, C&eacute;saire&rsquo;s life is presented through an investigation by a group of filmmakers keen to grapple with the writer&rsquo;s life and legacy. Shifting between present and past, blurring the lines between the imagined and the biographical, the film homes in on Zita Hanrot&#39;s character, an actress and new mother haunted by voices as she prepares to play C&eacute;saire.</p> <p>Hunt-Ehrlich, an artist and filmmaker renowned for delving into the inner worlds of Black women, delivers an absorbing exploration of a figure side-lined, if not completely erased, by history.&nbsp;<strong>The Ballad of Suzanne C&eacute;saire</strong>&nbsp;profits from Hunt-Ehrlich&rsquo;s fragmentary approach, acknowledging that the complexity of her character demands more than conventional hagiography. Noting how her husband Aim&eacute;&rsquo;s success in the political sphere eclipsed her achievements, the film aims to reassert her place as a radical voice and visionary.</p> <p><em>&ndash; Vanja Kaludjercic</em></p>

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The Courageous

FILM Switzerland 2024 · 80 min
Jasmin Gordon

<p>Jasmin Gordon&rsquo;s poignant and impeccably crafted feature film debut rattles our perceptions of motherhood and moral integrity with its intimate and complex portrait of a sort of woman who is rarely depicted.</p>

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The Cut (2024)

FILM United Kingdom 2024 · 99 min
Sean Ellis

<p>Starring Orlando Bloom, John Turturro, and Caitr&iacute;ona Balfe, this visceral drama from director Sean Ellis follows a retired fighter obsessed with getting back in the ring &mdash; even if it costs him his life.</p>

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The Deb (2024)

FILM Australia 2024 · 119 min
Rebel Wilson

<p>Rebel Wilson&rsquo;s directorial debut is a bold, outrageous, and funny Australian musical about two very different teenage cousins who initially clash but eventually join forces to make their mark on their town&rsquo;s annual debutante ball.</p>

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The End (2024)

FILM Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden 2024 · 148 min
Joshua Oppenheimer

<p>Joshua Oppenheimer, known for his groundbreaking documentary The Act of Killing (TIFF &rsquo;12), makes his fiction debut with this sombre musical about a family in denial at the end of the world, starring Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, George MacKay, and Moses Ingram.</p>

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The Exiles (2024)

FILM Spain, Chile 2024 · 110 min
Belén Funes

<p>Starring Antonia Zegers (The Club), Spanish director Bel&eacute;n Funes&rsquo; emotionally intelligent second feature focuses on a mother-daughter relationship complicated by unprocessed grief and financial strife.</p>

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The Fire Inside

FILM United States of America 2024 · 109 min
Rachel Morrison

<p>Renowned cinematographer Rachel Morrison makes her feature directorial debut with this film about boxer Claressa Shields&rsquo; true-life ascent to the Olympics. It&rsquo;s a unique sports story that goes beyond the triumph of the underdog to ask what comes after.</p>

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The Freedom of Fierro

FILM Mexico, Canada, Greece 2024 · 96 min
Santiago Esteinou

<p>At 63, newly freed C&eacute;sar Fierro must rebuild his life after being wrongfully convicted in Texas 40 years earlier. In this documentary, the audience accompanies Fierro on his journey, observing his often painful transition back into society.</p>

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The Friend (2024)

FILM United States of America 2024 · 120 min
David Siegel Scott McGehee

<p>Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, and a charismatic Great Dane named Bing propel this wise and insightful character drama based on the acclaimed novel by Sigrid Nunez and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel.</p>

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The Gesuidouz

FILM Japan 2024 · 93 min
Kenichi Ugana

<p>From rising cult filmmaker Kenichi Ugana, a misfit horror-themed rock band moves to the Japanese countryside to write the greatest punk anthem in the world.</p>

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The Last Showgirl

FILM United States of America 2024 · 85 min
Gia Coppola

<p>A seasoned performer must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run. Starring Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Dave Bautista.</p>

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The Last of The Sea Women

FILM United States of America 2024 · 87 min
Sue Kim

<p>A spirited portrait of an endangered tradition and a galvanizing plea for better stewardship of our oceans, Sue Kim&rsquo;s documentary dives deep into the culture of the haenyeo, the South Korean fisherwomen who have been harvesting seafood for their communities for centuries.</p>

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The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos

FILM Nigeria, Germany, South Africa, United States of America 2024 · 100 min
Bisola Akinmuyiwa Elijah Atinkpo Mathew Cerf Tina Edukpo Temitope Ogungbamila Samuel Okechukwu James Tayler

<p>Anchored by a stunning performance from Temi Ami-Williams (Eyimofe), the debut from Nigeria&rsquo;s Agbajowo Collective, part thriller, part magical realism, is a riveting indictment of the unchecked development and forced evictions besetting Africa&rsquo;s largest city.</p>

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The Life of Chuck

FILM United States of America 2024 · 110 min
Mike Flanagan

<p>Mike Flanagan takes a detour from the macabre with this adaptation of a uniquely structured Stephen King novella that unravels a seemingly ordinary accountant&rsquo;s world.</p>

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The Mountain

FILM New Zealand 2024 · 89 min
Rachel House

<p>The fearless and determined Sam is a young Maori girl on a mission to win her battle with cancer. She hopes to find strength under the watchful eye of Taranaki Maunga, or Mountain, and so embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. Sam meets some ragtag misfits along the way &ndash; the lonely yet adorable Mallory, hoping to find friends, and the fierce Bronco, a runaway from a father who is too busy to notice him. As they go off-the-beaten track, trekking through spectacular New Zealand landscapes, the trio learn the magic of adventure and true connection.</p>

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The Order (2024)

FILM Canada 2024 · 120 min
Justin Kurzel

<p>A series of bank robberies and car heists frightened communities in the Pacific Northwest. A lone FBI agent believes that the crimes were not the work of financially motivated criminals, but rather a group of dangerous domestic terrorists.</p>

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The Paradise of Thorns

FILM Thailand 2024 · 131 min
Boss Kuno

<p>When a tragedy takes Sek away from Thongkam, it&rsquo;s as though the whole world is denying the love between the two men. Thongkam has no option but to fight for the fruits of his labour and love.</p>

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The Party's Over

FILM Spain 2024 · 103 min
Elena Manrique

<p>In southern Spain, a wealthy divorc&eacute;e&rsquo;s life is upended when a young Senegalese immigrant takes refuge in her tool shed. Though it explores harsh realities, Elena Manrique&rsquo;s directorial debut blends humour and vulnerability to create a poignant story.</p>

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The Penguin Lessons

FILM Spain, United Kingdom 2024 · 110 min
Peter Cattaneo

<p>Starring Oscar nominee Steve Coogan, this poignant dramedy from director Peter Cattaneo (Military Wives, TIFF &rsquo;19) follows an Englishman&rsquo;s personal and political awakening after he adopts a penguin during a cataclysmic period in Argentine history.</p>

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The Piano Lesson (2024)

FILM United States of America 2024 · 125 min
Malcolm Washington

<p>Malcolm Washington makes his feature directorial debut with this adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning August Wilson play, featuring an incredible cast that includes Danielle Deadwyler, John David Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson in a story about a family haunted by the legacy of an heirloom.</p>

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The Return (2024)

FILM Italy, United Kingdom 2024 · 116 min
Uberto Pasolini

<p>Odysseus washes up on the shores of his kingdom to find it much changed since he left to fight in the Trojan War, in this classical drama starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche.</p>

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The Seed Of The Sacred Fig

FILM Iran 2024
Mohammad Rasoulof

<p>This film tells a compelling story set within the socio-political landscape of Iran, reflecting the challenges faced by individuals under restrictive regimes.</p> <p>A timely, heartrending tale set against the backdrop of the &ldquo;Woman. Life. Freedom&rdquo; movement in Iran follows a newly promoted investigating judge who, under pressure from his corrupt superiors, is forced to betray his own morals by cracking down on protesters without due process. This fateful decision sets off a chain reaction, as his compliance with the oppressive regime leads to a devastating rift with his wife and two daughters. Tensions escalate when the paranoid father discovers his gun is missing, plunging the family into a slow-burning spiral of fear and distrust.</p> <p>In the shadow of the Hijab Protests, this powerful drama subtly exposes the insidious impact of the Islamic Republic&#39;s chauvinistic and oppressive regime on the private lives of its citizens, with a particular focus on the suffering endured by women.&nbsp;<em>The Seed of the Secret Fig</em>&nbsp;is the latest masterpiece from acclaimed director Mohammad Rasoulof, a filmmaker and political activist whose career has been marked by relentless harassment and censorship by the Iranian authorities. Despite being sentenced to eight years in prison during the making of this film, Rasoulof managed to complete it and flee his homeland just in time for its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where his courage was recognized with a Special Jury Award. &ndash; Amir Bogen</p>

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The Shadow Strays

FILM Indonesia 2024 · 144 min
Timo Tjahjanto

<p>From action auteur Timo Tjahjanto (Headshot, TIFF &rsquo;16, The Night Comes For Us), a young assassin breaks rank from her clandestine organization to rescue a young boy from gangsters with ultra-violent repercussions.</p>

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The Shrouds

FILM France, Canada 2024 · 119 min
David Cronenberg

<p>Karsh, an innovative businessman and grieving widower, builds a device to connect with the dead inside a burial shroud.</p>

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The Wild Robot

FILM United States of America 2024 · 101 min
Chris Sanders

<p>Featuring the voices of Pedro Pascal, Catherine O&rsquo;Hara, Lupita Nyong&rsquo;o, Stephanie Hsu, and Bill Nighy, this DreamWorks Animation sci-fi adventure follows a robot designed to assist humans who finds herself stranded on an island populated exclusively by beasts.</p>

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They Will Be Dust

FILM Spain, Italy, Switzerland 2024 · 106 min
Carlos Marques-Marcet

<p>Unequal parts contemporary dance-musical and ensemble drama, They Will Be Dust reaches for the raw emotional core of humanity in all its inherent messiness.</p>

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Reifezeit (Time of Maturity)

FILM West Germany 1976 · 108 min
Sohrab Shahid Saless

<p>Michael (9) is a latchkey kid. He is usually already asleep when his mother comes home late at night, and when he leaves for school in the morning, she, in turn, is still abed. She is a sex worker and cries a lot. Michael is saving up for a bicycle; he runs errands and feels forced to steal from his classmates regularly. Michael is often alone&hellip; The Anton Chekhov quote, &ldquo;I am like the wind blowing across the lonely fields&rdquo; was the impetus for this impressive sketch of everyday life from the perspective of a child in Berlin&rsquo;s Wedding district who must prematurely bow to the rules of the grown-up world. With sparse dialogue and in precisely stylised visuals,&nbsp;<em>Time of Maturity</em>&nbsp;is a story of social numbness and marginalisation. Both are accompanied by a generalised, latent sense of violence that, in the end, becomes manifest before the young boy&rsquo;s eyes.<br /> The restoration was done as part of a transnational project with the goal of making the entire oeuvre of director Sohrab Shahid Saless available again. He worked in Germany beginning in 1974 and died in 1998 in the US.</p>

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To a Land Unknown

FILM Palestine, Denmark 2024 · 105 min
Mahdi Fleifel

<p>Chatila and Reda are saving to pay for fake passports to get out of Athens. But when Reda loses their hard-earned cash to his dangerous drug addiction, Chatila hatches an extreme plan, which involves them posing as smugglers and taking hostages in an effort to get him and his best friend out of their hopeless environment before it is too late.</p>

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Triumph (2024)

FILM Bulgaria, Greece 2024 · 97 min
Petar Valchanov Kristina Grozeva

<p>Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov&rsquo;s Triumph &mdash; combined with their previous films The Lesson (TIFF &rsquo;14) and Glory (2016) &mdash; forms a trilogy inspired by sensationalist news stories from their Bulgarian homeland that prove once and for all that truth is stranger than fiction.</p>

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U Are the Universe

FILM Ukraine, Belgium 2024 · 101 min
Pavlo Ostrikov

<p>Written and filmed during Russia&rsquo;s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Pavlo Ostrikov&rsquo;s debut feature is a true wonder and a prescient reminder how important it is to connect with someone who understands during the darkest of times.</p>

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Unstoppable (2024)

FILM United States of America 2024 · 116 min
William Goldenberg

<p>Moonlight&rsquo;s Jharrel Jerome gives another outstanding performance amid a star-studded cast (including Don Cheadle and Jennifer Lopez) in this heartfelt sports drama about a college wrestler who dreams of going pro.</p>

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Vice Is Broke

FILM United States of America 2024 · 102 min
Eddie Huang

<p>Eddie Huang of Huang&rsquo;s World undertakes a first-person investigation into how Vice went from scrappy Montreal indie magazine to media giant. He interviews former contributors who were crucial to its rise and witnessed its downfall.</p>

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Viet and Nam

FILM France 2024
Truong Minh Quy

<p>In the underground coal mines, Nam and Viet, young miners, face danger and darkness. One prepares to leave for a new life, but they must find Nam&#39;s father&#39;s remains, a soldier lost in a faraway forest, retracing the past through memories.</p>

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Viktor (2024)

FILM Ukraine, United States of America 2024 · 89 min
Olivier Sarbil

<p>Fusing rigorous reportage with innovative cinematic subjectivity, this bold documentary from veteran war photographer Olivier Sarbil is a uniquely intimate portrait of a Deaf person&rsquo;s experience of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.</p>

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Revolving Rounds

FILM Austria 2024 · 11 min
Johann Lurf Christina Jauernik

<p>Revolving Rounds is a cyclical film in both form and content. Shot at an agricultural field on the outskirts of Vienna, Johann Lurf and Christina Jauernik&rsquo;s 3D short begins as it ends, tracking a planimetric path alongside three greenhouses as the early morning sun beams across the surrounding lands</p>

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The Diary of a Sky

FILM United Kingdom 2024 · 45 min
Lawrence Abu Hamdan

<p>The COVID pandemic brought air traffic in Lebanon to a standstill. Despite this, the noise caused by planes over Beirut increased dramatically. At the peak of the lockdown Israeli fighter jets and drones overflew the city up to 50 times a day. Their altitude would suggest that they were not there for surveillance or reconnaissance purposes, but with the aim of producing noise. However, the city&rsquo;s countless diesel generators, reconstruction work following the explosion and the numerous civil protests relegated these noises to a hum in the background whose threatening origins could almost be forgotten. The artist and Turner Prize-winner Lawrence Abu Hamdan calls himself a &ldquo;private ear&rdquo;, an independent audio investigator. In the course of the last year, he has collected over 800 recordings of Israeli aircraft which he places at the centre of his new audio-visual essay that explores the link between territoriality and atmospheric violence.</p>

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A Black Screen Too

FILM Canada 2024 · 2 min
Rhayne Vermette

<p>A sequel to her earlier Black Rectangle, and reminiscent of Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren&rsquo;s groundbreaking animations, Rhayne Vermette&rsquo;s buzzing miniature A Black Screen Too is a burst of colour and movement undercut by darkness.</p>

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Archipelago of Earthen Bones — To Bunya

FILM Canada 2024 · 20 min
Malena Szlam

<p>&ldquo;Archipelago of Earthen Bones &mdash; To Bunya&rdquo; traces alternative cartographies of time, rooted in the very geologic formations of our planet. Examining volcanic time as a means to comprehend and express Earth&rsquo;s geological history, the film seeks a sensing and knowing that recognizes the divergent nature of the time scales that surround us. From almost instantaneous catastrophic ruptures to the formation of mountains over millions of years, the film invites us to become immersed in time.</p> <p>Using tectonic plates as imaginary maps, Szlam films a constellation of ancient landforms, from the eroded vestiges of volcanic activity to the relics of the Gondwana Rainforest, tracing a path along the central eastern ranges of Australia, which were illuminated in the afterglows of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai eruption. Szlam films on 16mm and edits in-camera, creating dazzling landscapes through multiple exposures. The vibrations, murmurings and signals of Earth form the soundscape composed by Australian artist Lawrence English. &ldquo;Archipelago of Earthen Bones &mdash; To Bunya&rdquo; evokes the layered histories of Mount Beerwah to the titular Bunya Mountains, rendering a unique perspective on the shifting faces of our environments.&nbsp;</p>

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Someplace in Your Mouth

FILM Italy 2024 · 5 min
Beatrice Gibson Nick Gordon

<p>Pulsating and sensual, the latest collaboration between Beatrice Gibson and Nick Gordon recasts the machismo of a subculture though nocturnal footage of hotshot moto and sound system enthusiasts from the periphery of Palermo, set to the words of American poet Magdalena Zurawski.</p>

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Notes of a Crocodile

FILM Cambodia, China, Canada 2024 · 18 min
Daphne Xu

<p>Shot in Cambodia and borrowing a title and a punk sensibility from Qiu Miaojin&rsquo;s classic queer novel, Daphne Xu&rsquo;s Notes of a Crocodile follows an unnamed woman who roams the streets of a Phnom Penh in flux, encountering humans and animals in her search for a lost friend.</p>

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Potenciais à deriva (Adrift Potentials)

FILM Brazil 2024 · 11 min
Leonardo Pirondi

<p>The found fragments of exile bring life to an unfinished film started by a Brazilian artist who lived in Los Angeles. Working under a pseudonym, the unknown filmmaker lingers on absences, empty landscapes and disembodied voices. These visual vacancies act as apparitions of a distant Brazil wrought by US Imperialism and military dictatorship. An unfinished piece, the film portrays the lingering fragments of work as dispersed as the diasporic maker.</p>

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Go Between (2024)

FILM Canada, Australia 2024 · 6 min
Chris Kennedy

<p>Elegant and rigorous, while surprisingly playful, Chis Kennedy&rsquo;s Go Between observes the Brisbane River, passing boats, and cars on the William Jolly Bridge through an intoxicating play of masking and superimpositions.</p>

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The Sojourn

FILM United States of America 2024 · 32 min
Tiffany Sia

<p>At once a treatise on landscape, translation, and indigeneity, The Sojourn, from recent Baloise Art Prize winner Tiffany Sia, responds to the work of wuxia legend King Hu by way of his collaborators and the misty mountain panoramas of rural Taiwan.</p>

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Scénarios (2024)

FILM France, Japan 2024 · 18 min
Jean-Luc Godard

<p>The last completed film by the veteran Jean-Luc Godard, finalized the day before his assisted death in September 2022, Sc&eacute;narios folds together many of his lifelong inquiries into a precise, sober treatise on art, cinema, language, and death.</p>

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Being John Smith

FILM United Kingdom 2024 · 27 min
John Smith

<p>Being John Smith is a deceptively wry and deeply felt work by the English avant-garde legend, in which Smith reflects on his life and career by way of his generic name, grappling with his own mortality and legacy, through a minimal, unassuming deployment of text, image, and voice.</p>

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We Live in Time

FILM United Kingdom, France 2024 · 107 min
John Crowley

<p>Featuring gorgeously detailed performances from Oscar nominees Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, this inventively structured romance explores the question of how to make the most of our time in this world.</p>

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Went Up the Hill

FILM New Zealand, Australia 2024 · 100 min
Samuel Van Grinsven

<p>Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things) and Vicky Krieps (The Dead Don&rsquo;t Hurt) deliver haunting performances in Samuel Van Grinsven&rsquo;s atmospheric ghost story that explores the legacy of loss and dark family secrets.</p>

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Will & Harper

FILM United States 2024 · 114 min
Josh Greenbaum

<p>When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate portrait of friendship, transition, and America. Will Ferrell and Harper Steele are humorously and lovingly vulnerable in director Josh Greenbaum&rsquo;s latest documentary, <em>Will &amp; Harper</em>. Through the frame of a decadeslong friendship (and the windshield of Harper&rsquo;s Jeep), the pair reconnect in emotional and unexpected ways as they journey across middle America.</p> <p>Layers of friendship are laid bare as Harper reenters once-safe spaces as her authentic self, reintroducing the eccentric yet earnest Will to the woman he&rsquo;s always known. Their levity is reinforced and challenged: Harper embraces her newfound identity amid adversity, as Will is invited to stand by her, negotiating his celebrity in the process. What emerges is an exploration of both silliness and strife, a sincere facet of the trans experience audiences rarely witness, and an affirmation of the unbreakable bonds of friendship.&mdash;CA</p>

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Wishing on a star

FILM Italy, Croatia, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic 2024 · 99 min
Péter Kerekes

<p>Luciana is an Italian astrologer, she believes that life is affected by the position of the constellations at the moment of our birth. If we want to change our life, it is enough to visit a place with a favorable constellation on our birthday: the day on which we get the opportunity to be &ldquo;born again&rdquo; every year. Many people contact Luciana about their problems, the film follows their stories and birthday trips. Beneath the humorous mood, this film is an empathetic search for meaning in a chaos-filled cosmos.</p>

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Without Blood

FILM United States of America, Italy 2024 · 91 min
Angelina Jolie

<p>This parable-like tale of family, war, and revenge is directed by Angelina Jolie and was filmed at Rome&rsquo;s famed Cinecitt&agrave; Studios.</p>

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Your Tomorrow (2024)

FILM Canada 2024 · 94 min
Ali Weinstein

<p>Ali Weinstein&rsquo;s documentary captures the final year of Ontario Place as we know it, as the celebrated provincial park is sectioned off for redevelopment and concerned citizens do their best to save it.</p>

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Youth (Hard Times)

FILM France, Luxembourg, Netherlands 2024 · 220 min
Wang Bing

<p>In this enveloping second part of the Youth trilogy, shot between 2015 and 2019, Wang Bing deepens his v&eacute;rit&eacute; portrait of a generation struggling to survive on meager wages amidst a nation&rsquo;s economic expansion, emphasizing the distrustful, increasingly combative relationship between workers and management.</p>

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Qing chun gui (Youth - Homecoming)

FILM France, Luxembourg, Netherlands 2024 · 152 min
Bing Wang

<p>As New Year&#39;s break is coming, Zhili&#39;s textile workshops are almost deserted. The few remaining employees are desperate to be paid for their trip home. From the banks of the Yangtze River to the mountains of Yunnan, everyone will be celebrating the festivities in their hometown, and performing the rituals of prosperity among their families. For Shi Wei, it&rsquo;s also the opportunity to get married, as it is for Fang Lingping. Her husband, a former IT specialist, will have to follow her in Zhili after the ceremony. Learning is hard, but does not hinder the advent of a new generation of workers.</p>

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K-Pops

FILM USA 2024 · 114 min
Anderson Paak

<p>Follows a washed-up musician who jumps at the chance to capitalize on his long-lost son&#39;s stardom for his own renaissance, but learns that fatherhood is much more than stardom.</p>

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The Last Republican

FILM United States of America 2024 · 90 min
Steve Pink

<p>A fan of Hot Tub Time Machine, Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger invites the left-wing Hollywood director Steve Pink to follow his efforts to hold Donald Trump accountable for the January 6 insurrection.</p>