Schedule

Friday 13.06

    12:30
    TIFF.24

    Cadet

    TIFF.24

    Single mother Alina tries to enroll her son, Serik, in an elite military academy, but he is bullied by his classmates because of his girlish appearance, and the principal deems him unfit for the school. Alina succeeds in getting Serik reinstated, but the consequences will be terrible…

    Kazakhstan - 2024
    123 minute
    3 x 3
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    15:00
    TIFF.24

    When the Light Breaks

    TIFF.24

    Preceded by the short film O (dir. Rúnar Rúnarsson, Islanda)

    When the light breaks on a long summer’s day in Iceland, from one sunset to another, Una, a young art student encounters love, friendship, sorrow and beauty.

    Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia (Hrvatska), France - 2024
    82 minute
    Supernova
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    16:00
    TIFF.24

    The Things You Kill

    TIFF.24

    Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance. As long-buried family secrets resurface, the police tighten their noose, and doubts begin eroding his conscience.

    France, Poland, Turkey, Canada - 2025
    114 minute
    Supernova
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    17:00
    Q&A with director Amrou Al-Kadhi
    Pornit

    Layla

    Q&A with director Amrou Al-Kadhi

    Layla is a struggling Muslim drag performer in London whose confident façade hides their desperate desire for love. At the lowest point in their life, they are surprised to win the affection of Max, a charming, successful white gay man who is bewitched by Layla’s power on stage.

    United Kingdom, United States - 2024
    100 minute
    Give Me 5: UK Debuts
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    18:30
    TIFF.24

    They Will Be Dust

    TIFF.24

    After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Claudia decides to make her final journey in Switzerland. Flavio, who hasn’t left her side for over forty years, decides to accompany her on this one-way trip.

    Spain, Italy, Switzerland - 2024
    107 minute
    No Limit
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    22:00
    TIFF.24

    Hanami

    TIFF.24

    On a remote volcanic island – a place everyone wants to leave – Nana has learned to stay. Her mother Nia, who suffers from a mysterious illness, left soon after her birth. When Nana comes down with a high fever, she is sent to the foot of a volcano for treatment.

    Portugal, Cape Verde, Switzerland - 2024
    96 minute
    Smart 7
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Saturday 14.06

    10:00
    TIFF.24

    The Contestant

    TIFF.24

    Martín Circo is the fortunate winner of the most lucrative game show in the history of television. He may have won three million euros, but in this biting satire of consumer society, Martin’s stroke of good luck will see his life turned upside down.

    Spain - 2007
    87 minute
    3 x 3
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    12:00
    TIFF.24

    Our Wildest Days

    TIFF.24

    Chloe forgoes her flawed family for a group of youngsters crossing Greece. Through her journey she helps the poor in unconventional ways, faces danger and wonders if tenderness is the ultimate act of rebellion.

    Greece, France, Germany, Belgium - 2025
    104 minute
    Teen Spirit
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    14:00
    TIFF.24

    Her

    TIFF.24

    Left heartbroken after his marriage ends, Theodore becomes fascinated with a new operating system which reportedly develops into an intuitive and unique entity in its own right.

    United States - 2013
    126 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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    14:15
    Q&A with producer Sophie Cocco
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    No Beast. So Fierce.

    Q&A with producer Sophie Cocco

    After a bloody gang war in Berlin ends, the youngest daughter of the victorious Arab clan begins to plot against the men of her family. She kills brothers, nephews, friends and enemies, until she is the undisputed boss of the Berlin underworld.

    Germany, France, Poland - 2025
    150 minute
    No Limit
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    16:30
    TIFF.24

    Coexistence, My Ass!

    TIFF.24

    Shot over five tumultuous years, the film traces activist-comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi’s journey in tandem with the region’s steady deterioration.

    United States, France - 2025
    95 minute
    No Limit
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    17:30
    TIFF.24

    To a Land Unknown

    TIFF.24

    Chatila and Reda are Palestinian refugees living in Athens. They are saving to pay for fake passports to get out of Greece, but then Reda loses their hard-earned cash to his dangerous drug addiction. Now Chatila hatches an extreme plan so that their dream can get back on track...

    United Kingdom, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Qatar - 2024
    105 minute
    Competition
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    18:30
    TIFF.24

    Dreams

    TIFF.24

    Fernando, a young ballet dancer from Mexico, dreams of international recognition and a life in the US. Believing his lover, Jennifer, a socialite and philanthropist, will support him, he leaves everything behind — narrowly escaping death in the process.

    Mexico, United States - 2025
    98 minute
    No Limit
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    19:45
    TIFF.24

    Peacock

    TIFF.24

    Matthias is a master of his profession. Do you need a 'cultured boyfriend' to impress your friends? A 'perfect son' to influence your business partners' opinion of you? Or maybe just a sparring partner to rehearse an argument? Whatever it is, just rent Matthias.

    Austria, Germany - 2025
    102 minute
    Competition
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    21:00
    TIFF.24
    +18

    The Ugly Stepsister

    TIFF.24

    In this twisted take on the classic Cinderella story, Elvira struggles to compete with her insanely beautiful stepsister. In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will go to any lengths to catch the Prince’s eye.

    Norway, Poland, Sweden, Denmark - 2025
    110 minute
    Full Moon
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    22:00
    Q&A with director Gala del Sol
    Pornit

    Rains Over Babel

    Q&A with director Gala del Sol

    Today marks the end of Dante's contract with La Flaca, death personified. As Dante starts recalling who he was before he died, he aids Monet, a ghost desperate to return to his body before it decomposes.

    Colombia - 2025
    113 minute
    Competition
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Sunday 15.06

    10:00
    TIFF.24

    Things to Come

    TIFF.24

    The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel. The future imagined by director William Cameron Menzies in 1936, based on the works of famous writer H.G.

    United States, United Kingdom - 1936
    117 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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    12:30
    Q&A with actor Josef Kersh
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    Kevlar Soul

    Q&A with actor Josef Kersh

    When love enters the lives of teenage brothers Alex and Robin, it shatters their protective symbiotic bubble. While marking the start of a healing process for one of them, it sends the other one down a path that will lead to complete catastrophe.

    Sweden, Norway, Finland - 2025
    101 minute
    Teen Spirit
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    14:00
    TIFF.24

    1984

    TIFF.24

    In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose work is rewriting history, tries to rebel. He meets a kindred spirit named Julia and they fall into a love affair, but soon they start to realize that happiness might be impossible in such a society.

    United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany - 1984
    110 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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    15:00
    Q&A with director Danis Tanovic
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    My Late Summer

    Q&A with director Danis Tanovic

    A young woman named Maja heads to a remote island to solve a family inheritance issue. In a whirlwind of new emotions, and through a series of unpredictable situations, she will finally face questions from her past. The search for inheritance becomes a search for her own identity.

    Croatia (Hrvatska), Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia - 2024
    98 minute
    Supernova
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    16:00
    TIFF.24

    Brazil

    TIFF.24

    In one of the best dystopian satires in the history of cinema, a bureaucrat becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.

    United Kingdom, United States - 1985
    132 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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    18:30
    Q&A with directors Aitor Arregi, Jan Garano and actor Eduard Fernandez
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    Marco, the Invented Truth

    Q&A with directors Aitor Arregi, Jan Garano and actor Eduard Fernandez

    The story of a concentration camp deportee who never existed. Enric Marco, an immensely charismatic man who, for years, was able to maintain, before public opinion and his own family, a deeply complex lie: that he had been a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp.

    Spain - 2024
    101 minute
    Supernova
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    19:15
    Q&A with director Dimitri Verhulst
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    The Weeping Walk

    Q&A with director Dimitri Verhulst

    A group of relatives and friends walk behind a hearse, accompanying the recently deceased

    Belgium, Netherlands - 2025
    107 minute
    Competition
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    21:00
    TIFF.24

    Sex

    TIFF.24

    Two men, both in heterosexual marriages, have an unexpected experience that challenges them to reconsider their understanding of sexuality, gender, and identity.

    The first Romanian screening of Haugerud's finished Sex-Love-Dreams trilogy!

    Norway - 2024
    118 minute
    Special Screenings
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    22:00
    Q&A with director Jeppe Ronde
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    Acts of Love

    Q&A with director Jeppe Ronde

    Hanna lives in a New Age Christian community in rural Denmark and longs to have a child. But her sheltered life starts to unravel as the unexpected arrival of her younger brother Jakob stirs up long-buried memories of their troubled past.

    Denmark - 2025
    125 minute
    Competition
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Monday 16.06

    10:00
    Q&A with cinematographer Lev Predan Kowarski
    Pornit

    Little Trouble Girls

    Q&A with cinematographer Lev Predan Kowarski

    To fulfill her mother’s expeIntroverted 16-year-old Lucia joins her Catholic school’s all-girls choir, where she befriends popular and flirty Ana-Maria.

    Slovenia, Italy, Croatia (Hrvatska), Serbia - 2025
    89 minute
    Teen Spirit
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    12:30
    Q&A with director Juana Macias

    The Girls at the Station

    Q&A with director Juana Macias

    Jara, Alex and Miranda are three girls who grew up in a juvenile detention center. Jara’s birthday is coming and the three of them want to celebrate.

    Spain - 2024
    118 minute
    Teen Spirit
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    15:15
    TIFF.24

    Peacock

    TIFF.24

    Matthias is a master of his profession. Do you need a 'cultured boyfriend' to impress your friends? A 'perfect son' to influence your business partners' opinion of you? Or maybe just a sparring partner to rehearse an argument? Whatever it is, just rent Matthias.

    Austria, Germany - 2025
    102 minute
    Competition
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