A Woman Heats the Sauna
TIFF.24
Preceded by the short film Sauna Day (dir. Anna Hints, Tushar Prakash)
Estonia - 1979
69 minute
FOCUS Estonia
Schedule
Schedule
Friday 13.06
Sunday 15.06
Sister Midnight
TIFF.24
Under the humid Mumbai nights, a small-town misfit in a newly arranged marriage attempts to navigate an awkward spouse, nosy neighbours and her own feral impulses.
United Kingdom, India, Sweden - 2024
110 minute
Full Moon
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
Monday 16.06
The Contestant
Q&A with director Rodrigo Cortes
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
Myocardium
Q&A with director Jose Manuel Carrasco and actress Pilar Berges
Pablo is in crisis. One morning, when he hits rock bottom, his phone rings mysteriously. It's Ana, the girl who broke his heart more than fifteen years ago. Over the course of a day, Pablo will be able to settle some pending accounts.
Spain - 2025
77 minute
Competition
Make It Look Real
Q&A with director Danial Shah
A local photo studio in Pakistan serves as a vibrant cultural hub where personal dreams and community connections are brought to life through photography.
Pakistan, Netherlands, Belgium - 2024
68 minute
What's Up, Doc?
Tuesday 17.06
The Home
Q&A with director Mattias Skoglund
Years after leaving the small town behind, Joel returns to move his mother Monika to a home for the elderly struggling with dementia. However, Monika’s health takes a turn for the worse soon after her arrival.
Sweden, Estonia, Iceland - 2025
90 minute
Full Moon
Three Days of Fish
Q&A with director Peter Hoogendoorn
Just as he does every year, Gerrie flies from sunny Portugal for a three-day visit to the Netherlands, the drab country of his birth. He has his usual errands to run and he visits his doctor for his annual check-up, accompanied by his eccentric grown-up son, Dick.
Netherlands, Belgium - 2025
85 minute
Competition
Wednesday 18.06
Growing Down
Q&A with producer Adam Farkas
Sándor, a widowed father of two, is tested by fate when he becomes the only witness of a serious accident involving his stepdaughter caused by his youngest son. He has to decide between accepting the consequences of speaking the truth or lying to keep his boy out of juvie.
Hungary - 2025
85 minute
Hungarian Day
Thursday 19.06
Hysteria
Q&A with director Mehmet Akif Buyukatalay
When a burned Quran is found on a film set, the shoot takes a dark turn and the crew is thrown into turmoil. Caught in the crossfire of accusations, 24-year-old intern Elif is drawn into a dangerous game of secrets and lies, finding herself at the heart of an all-absorbing conspiracy.
Germany - 2025
104 minute
Competition
Saturday 21.06
Awards Ceremony
TIFF.24
We will find out the winning films of TIFF.24 on Saturday, June 21, at the National Theatre, during a glittering gala.
minute
Sunday 22.06
Restless
Q&A with actress Lyndsey Marshal
A mild-mannered care worker’s peaceful existence is disturbed when an intimidating party animal moves into the house next door. Subjected to endless sleepless nights, she is gradually drawn into an escalating war of attrition that will test her resolve and her sanity to the limit.
United Kingdom - 2024
89 minute
Give Me 5: UK Debuts
