The Prefab People
TIFF.24
A man finally decides he's had it, and he's walking out on his wife. But this is not a story about a cruel man abandoning a woman.
Hungary - 1982
102 minute
Close Up: Bela Tarr
Schedule
Schedule
Friday 13.06
Saturday 14.06
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
Monday 16.06
My Dear Mother
Q&A with director Doris Taaker and actress Doris Tilk
When the brutally murdered mother of Alina, a drug addict, is found on the beach one day, the question arises whether Alina is a cold- blooded manipulator or a lifelong victim of abuse.
Estonia, Ukraine - 2025
90 minute
Coming Up Next
Tuesday 17.06
The Danish Woman
TIFF.24
When Ditte Jensen retires from the Danish Secret Service, she moves into an apartment block in Reykjavik where should live her life in anonymity. But Ditte can not stop being how she is: when she sees her neighbors’ problems she is compelled to help, whether they want her help or not.
Iceland, France - 2025
94 minute
Coming Up Next
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
Other People's Money
TIFF.24
Pay a tax, get it refunded twice, and claim it's legal: that’s a Cum-Ex deal. Young lawyer Sven Lebert and his boss, Dr. Bernd Hausner, expand the scheme and steal billions from European citizens. But soon two tax officials from Denmark and Germany take action.
Germany, Denmark, Austria - 2025
88 minute
Coming Up Next
Thursday 19.06
The New Years
TIFF.24
Oscar is stuck with a crappy medical contract and is still hooked on his ex. Ana, without a partner or a job, feels lost and plans to move away. But on 1 January 2016, they meet and fleeing loses its meaning.
Spain - 2024
98 minute
Coming Up Next
A Rebel Edge
Doru Chirodea fled to America in the 1980s and started writing poetry in English without actually knowing the language. Back in Romania, he prints books of poetry at his own expense, for an increasingly narrow audience. A serene meditation on the end of a bohemian, rebellious lifestyle.
România - 2024
87 minute
Romanian Days
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
Sunday 22.06
Damnation
TIFF.24
In a desolate landscape, Karrer lived for years cut off from the rest of the world, by passing his time to staring at dumpsters disappearing under an endless rain. His only social links are a pub, the Titanic, where he ran aground every night, and his boss, Willarsky.
Hungary - 1988
120 minute
Close Up: Bela Tarr