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
Schedule
Schedule
Saturday 14.06
Tuesday 17.06
The Idiot
Q&A with director Rainer Sarnet
The story of a naive man, whose direct behavior stirs in people moral unrest, rage and embarrassment over their own pettiness, making them yearn for goodness. An atypical adaptation of Dostojevski's novel of the same title.
Estonia - 2011
132 minute
3 x 3
Wednesday 18.06
Vulture's Wake
Q&A with operator Csaba Banto
A death reunites three old friends whose paths have diverged over the years. Оne has a teaching job in Mexico, another lives a lower-middle-class life, and the third is financially ruined.
Hungary - 2024
82 minute
Hungarian Day
Friday 20.06
Aurora
Q&A with directors Andres Maimik and Rain Tolk
Aurora, the daughter of a religious leader, travels with her husband Joonas to celebrate their wedding anniversary with her parents and the congregation.
Estonia - 2025
111 minute
FOCUS Estonia
Saturday 21.06
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Q&A with the film crew
Old Mr. Lãzãrescu is suddenly sick and the neighbours call the ambulance. The dying man is shuttled from hospital to hospital as doctors refuse to operate and no one can agree on a diagnosis.
România - 2005
153 minute
Special Screenings
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