Schedule

Friday 13.06

    14:30
    TIFF.24

    Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema

    TIFF.24

    During the screening of the film "Daybreak" at the Liberty Cinema, movie characters suddenly begin to talk to the viewers. The situation surprises communist authorities who send a censor to the theatre...

    Poland - 1990
    92 minute
    Together as One
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    18:15
    TIFF.24

    The Helsinki Effect

    TIFF.24

    An essay documentary that explores the power narratives and myths of the Cold War era. The film deconstructs the anatomy of an often misunderstood diplomatic process, and reveals how it came to impact the world in a decisive way.

    Finland, Germany, Norway - 2025
    88 minute
    Special Screenings
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Saturday 14.06

    18:15
    Q&A with director Hatice Askin
    Pornit

    The House with No Address

    Q&A with director Hatice Askin

    The government imposes a law of oblivion to punish offenders. Those who commit one of the nine major crime are tried under this law and, when they die, their personal belongings and corpses are ground in the grinding factory, and their traces are completely erased from life.

    Turkey, Greece - 2024
    96 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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Monday 16.06

    14:30
    TIFF.24

    Mistress Dispeller

    TIFF.24

    Desperate to save her marriage, a woman in China hires a professional to go undercover and break up her husband’s affair. Teacher Wang is a ‘mistress dispeller’ – a profession devoted to helping couples in the face of infidelity.

    China, United States - 2024
    94 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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Tuesday 17.06

    14:30
    Q&A with director Orkhan Aghazadeh
    Pornit

    The Return of the Projectionist

    Q&A with director Orkhan Aghazadeh

    In a remote village in the Talysh montains between Iran and Azerbaijan, Samid, a TV repairman, dusts off his old Soviet film projector. He dreams of bringing his village together in front of the silver screen once more.

    France, Germany - 2024
    87 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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    14:30
    Q&A with director Dimitri Verhulst
    Pornit

    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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Thursday 19.06

    14:30
    Q&A with director Pelin Esmer and producer Tudor Giurgiu
    Pornit

    And the Rest Will Follow

    Q&A with director Pelin Esmer and producer Tudor Giurgiu

    Famous film director Levent is completely unaware of Aliye, a housekeeper at the hotel where he is staying. However, Aliye, who is trying to tailor a new life story for herself, knows Levent and his films very well.

    Turkey, Bulgaria, România - 2025
    115 minute
    Supernova
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Friday 20.06

    14:30
    TIFF.24

    Romanian Shorts III

    TIFF.24

    Tot ce rămâne (All That Remains, dir. Andrei Redinciuc, România)

    Jackpot (Jackpot, dir. Vlad Popa, Vasile Todinca, România)

    Ajutoare (Aid, dir. Valentin Rareș Fogoroș, România)

    Fracti (dir. Lavinia Petrache, România)

    Albocalmin (dir. Florin Șerban, România)

    117 minute
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    18:15
    Q&A with director Simona Constantin
    Pornit

    Caliu. Nothing else, what more could I do?

    Q&A with director Simona Constantin

    Not willing to accept that his glorious life as the "King of the violin" is over, Caliu starts the journey of reinventing himself. Traveling back and forth between present struggles and the old, golden days, music is the only constant in Caliu's life.

    Romania, Qatar - 2025
    90 minute
    Romanian Days
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Saturday 21.06

    14:30
    Q&A with producer Monika Raide
    Pornit

    Smile at Last

    Q&A with producer Monika Raide

    16-year-old Mari, raised without a mother by a drunkard father, is put in an orphanage which she immediately, though unsuccessfully, tries to flee from. The sensitive Mari finds it hard to adapt to the coarse manners and brutal games amongst the children.

    Estonia - 1985
    86 minute
    FOCUS Estonia
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    18:15
    Pornit

    Comatogen

    Trying to get money to cover a debt for her son, who is in danger of going to prison, Alina, a nurse, faces an unexpected ethical problem. World premiere at TIFF!

    România, Moldova, Republic of - 2025
    105 minute
    Romanian Days
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Sunday 22.06