Schedule

Friday 13.06

    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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Saturday 14.06

    16:00
    TIFF.24

    Hard Truths

    TIFF.24

    Life's a constant struggle for Pansy. Racked with physical and mental pain, her dealings with the world are channeled through anger and confrontation: she argues with her family, her dentist, her doctor, the girl at the supermarket checkout...

    United Kingdom, Spain - 2024
    97 minute
    Supernova
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    18:00
    TIFF.24

    Islands

    TIFF.24

    Tom is the tennis coach at a luxurious island hotel, filling the time between lessons with alcohol and one-night stands. He strikes up a relationship with guests Anne, her husband Dave and their son Anton.

    Germany - 2024
    121 minute
    Supernova
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    18:00
    TIFF.24

    The Man from London

    TIFF.24

    After witnessing a crime during his night shift as railway switchman near the docks, a man finds a briefcase full of money. While he and his family step up their living standards, others start looking for the disappeared case. Based on the thriller novel of Georges Simenon!

    Hungary, France, Germany, Italy - 2007
    139 minute
    Close Up: Bela Tarr
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Sunday 15.06

    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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    18:00
    TIFF.24

    Noise

    TIFF.24

    A woman with a hearing impediment who is haunted by sounds linking to her sister's disappearance and the presence of a malevolent spirit. It leads to a dark secret and the revelation of a mysterious entity.

    Republic of Korea - 2024
    95 minute
    Full Moon
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Monday 16.06

    16:00
    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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    16:00
    TIFF.24

    Blade Runner: The Final Cut

    TIFF.24

    Deckard, a policeman specialized in hunting Replicants, must eliminate four escaped Replicants. Before starting the job, Deckard meets Rachel, a Replicant girl he falls in love with.

    United States - 1982
    117 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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    18:00
    TIFF.24

    Cine-concert Aurora

    TIFF.24

    Aurora (Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, 1927), directed by F.W. Murnau, is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of early cinema. The story follows a farmer (George O'Brien) who falls under the spell of a femme fatale from the city (Janet Gaynor), who persuades him to murder his wife. However, the film transforms into a profound meditation on love, remorse, and redemption.

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    18:00
    TIFF.24

    The Return

    TIFF.24

    After 20 years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognisable. The King has finally returned home but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war.

    Italy, Greece, United Kingdom, France - 2024
    116 minute
    Supernova
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Tuesday 17.06

    16:00
    TIFF.24

    Riefenstahl

    TIFF.24

    Leni Riefenstahl is considered one of the most controversial women of the 20th century as an artist and a Nazi propagandist. Her films Triumph of the Will and Olympia stand for perfectly staged body worship and the celebration of the superior and victorious.

    Germany - 2024
    115 minute
    No Limit
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    18:00
    Q&A with director Simon Jaquemet
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    Electric Child

    Q&A with director Simon Jaquemet

    Sonny and Akiko’s joy upon the arrival of their first child quickly turns to panic when their doctor gives them unimaginable news.

    Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Philippines - 2024
    119 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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Wednesday 18.06

    18:00
    Q&A with director Marie Dvořáková
    Pornit

    World Between Us

    Q&A with director Marie Dvořáková

    Marie no longer feels at home in her native Mikulov, nor does she feel like she belongs to America. The phenomenon of pulling up one’s roots, migrating elsewhere, and finding a new home in a foreign land is a universal theme.

    Czech Republic, Slovakia - 2024
    93 minute
    Teen Spirit
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    18:00
    Q&A with director Bella Tarr
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    Family Nest

    Q&A with director Bella Tarr

    Irén lives with her daughter in a small apartment of her in-laws, in the center of Budapest. Her husband Laci just came back from his national service and his relationship with Irén is deteriorating.

    Hungary - 1979
    108 minute
    Close Up: Bela Tarr
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    18:00
    Q&A with director Ciro Guerra
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    Embrace of the Serpent

    Q&A with director Ciro Guerra

    The story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists searching the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.

    Special screening in honor of director Ciro Guerra, who serves as a jury member at TIFF 2025!

    Colombia - 2015
    124 minute
    Special Screenings
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Thursday 19.06

    16:00
    TIFF.24

    In the Belly of AI

    TIFF.24

    Artificial Intelligence fuels our dreams and nightmares. But while tech giants promise the advent of a new humanity, behind the scenes millions of workers around the world prepare the data that will feed Big Tech’s voracious algorithms, at the cost of their mental and emotional health...

    France - 2025
    73 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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    18:00
    Q&A with operator Csaba Banto
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    A Hunt for Hedgehogs

    Q&A with operator Csaba Banto

    Bogi, a talented opera singer student, earns money by babysitting the children of her cousin, whose marriage is in crisis. On the day of her final exam, she is under pressure and commits an error while she is with the children.

    Hungary - 2025
    94 minute
    Hungarian Day
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    18:00
    Pornit

    Tooth and Nail

    Two filmmakers follow an entrepreneur turned eco-activist as he exposes Romania's timber mafia. Their journey takes a dramatic turn when, in the middle of a forest, the three are attacked by a group of 12 angry men.

    România - 2024
    85 minute
    Romanian Days
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    18:00
    Q&A with director Pablo Hernando
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    A Whale

    Q&A with director Pablo Hernando

    Ingrid is a hired killer with a special power: she can use the darkness to enter a parallel world and reappear somewhere else in the real world. This allows her to get into the homes of her victims and get out again without leaving any trace.

    Spain, Italy - 2024
    108 minute
    Full Moon
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    18:00
    Q&A with director Bella Tarr
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    Werkhmeister Harmonies

    Q&A with director Bella Tarr

    An innocent young man witnesses violence break out after an isolated village is inflamed by the arrival of a circus and its peculiar attractions: a giant whale and a mysterious man named “The Prince”.

    Hungary, France, Germany, Italy - 2000
    145 minute
    Close Up: Bela Tarr
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Friday 20.06

    16:00
    Q&A with director Fabrice Du Welz
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    Pornit

    Maldoror

    Q&A with director Fabrice Du Welz

    When two girls go missing, Paul Chartier, an impulsive young police recruit, is assigned to Maldoror. This secret unit has been set up to monitor a dangerous sex offender.

    Belgium, France - 2024
    155 minute
    Full Moon
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    16:00
    Q&A with director Bella Tarr
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    The Turin Horse

    Q&A with director Bella Tarr

    In Turin in 1889, Friedrich Nietzsche is witness to a brutal scene: a hansom cab driver whipping his stubborn horse. Nietzsche throws his arms around the animal’s neck, sobbing.

    Hungary, France, Germany, Switzerland, United States - 2011
    155 minute
    Close Up: Bela Tarr
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    18:00
    Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov, actress Anna Starchenko and producer Guillaume De Seille
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    Moor

    Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov, actress Anna Starchenko and producer Guillaume De Seille

    Ex-military Beibars, nicknamed Moor, returns from prison to look after his brother's family, but finds that his brother has disappeared, leaving huge debts behind. It's up to Moor to pay. If you ever wished for a Kazakh Rambo, here it is!

    Kazakhstan, France - 2024
    85 minute
    3 x 3
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Saturday 21.06

    18:00
    TIFF.24

    The Marching Band

    TIFF.24

    Thibaut is an internationally renowned conductor who travels the world. When he learns he was adopted, he discovers the existence of a younger brother, Jimmy, who works in a school cafeteria and plays the trombone in a small marching band.

    France - 2024
    103 minute
    Supernova
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Sunday 22.06

    16:00
    TIFF.24

    Christy

    TIFF.24

    Christy, seventeen, is forced to move in with his estranged older half-brother after being thrown out of his suburban foster home.

    Ireland, United Kingdom - 2025
    94 minute
    Teen Spirit
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    16:00
    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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    18:00

    Cine-concert Amadeus LIVE

    After performances at the New York Philharmonic and Royal Albert Hall London, the film Amadeus (dir. Miloš Forman, 1984), depicting the life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, will be screened at the Transilvania International Film Festival (June 13–22, 2025, Cluj-Napoca).

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