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
Saturday 14.06
The Ugly Stepsister
TIFF.24
In this twisted take on the classic Cinderella story, Elvira struggles to compete with her insanely beautiful stepsister. In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will go to any lengths to catch the Prince’s eye.
Norway, Poland, Sweden, Denmark - 2025
110 minute
Full Moon
Sunday 15.06
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
Monday 16.06
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?
Escape
Intro with director Rodrigo Cortes
N. is a broken man; something isn’t going well inside him. N. doesn’t feel able to take a single decision in his life. He just needs to stop having options. The psychologist he visits doesn’t know how to deal with him nor does his sister, Abril, who tries to support him to no avail. N.
Spain, France - 2024
129 minute
3 x 3
Tuesday 17.06
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
I'm Still Here
TIFF.24
Rio de Janeiro, early 1970s. Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. One day, Rubens Paiva, the patriarch of a happy family, vanishes without trace...
This instant classic is screened at the 100th anniversary of FIPRESCI!
Brazil, France - 2024
137 minute
Special Screenings
Wednesday 18.06
Invention
TIFF.24
In the aftermath of a conspiracy-minded father’s unexpected death, his daughter receives his patent for an experimental healing device.
United States - 2024
72 minute
What's Up, Doc?
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
Tata
A journalist from Moldova, estranged from her father who had emigrated to Italy years before, finds out he has become a victim of workplace harassment.
România, Germany, Netherlands - 2024
82 minute
Romanian Days
Friday 20.06
Traffic
Natalia and Ginel leave their small Romanian Danube village to work abroad in a big Flemish city. When she is assaulted, Natalia asks Iţă, a friend from home turned into a crook, to help her. Iţă uses the opportunity to make an unexpected proposition...
România, Belgium, Netherlands - 2024
126 minute
Romanian Days
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
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
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
Sunday 22.06
Our Wildest Days
TIFF.24
Chloe forgoes her flawed family for a group of youngsters crossing Greece. Through her journey she helps the poor in unconventional ways, faces danger and wonders if tenderness is the ultimate act of rebellion.
Greece, France, Germany, Belgium - 2025
104 minute
Teen Spirit
Rebel Without a Cause
TIFF.24
Three high school students who should lead idyllic lives in their stable, comfortable suburban families explode with a violence and sexuality that their parents cannot understand.
United States - 1955
111 minute
Teen Spirit