Schedule

Friday 13.06

    12:30
    TIFF.24

    Cadet

    TIFF.24

    Single mother Alina tries to enroll her son, Serik, in an elite military academy, but he is bullied by his classmates because of his girlish appearance, and the principal deems him unfit for the school. Alina succeeds in getting Serik reinstated, but the consequences will be terrible…

    Kazakhstan - 2024
    123 minute
    3 x 3
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    19:30
    TIFF.24

    Buried

    TIFF.24

    Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

    Spain, United States, France - 2010
    95 minute
    3 x 3
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    20:45
    TIFF.24

    November

    TIFF.24

    In 19th-century Estonia, werewolves and spirits roam free, and Jesus co-exists with kratts, the farmers’ mythological helpers made of tools and bones.

    Estonia, Poland, Netherlands - 2017
    115 minute
    3 x 3
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    22:00
    TIFF.24

    Yellow Cat

    TIFF.24

    Ex-con Kermek and his beloved Eva want to give up their crime-ridden lives in the steppes of Kazakhstan. He has a dream: to build a cinema in the mountains. Will Kermek's love for Alain Delon be strong enough to keep them away from crime gangs' violent clutches?

    Kazakhstan, France - 2020
    90 minute
    3 x 3
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Saturday 14.06

    10:00
    TIFF.24

    The Contestant

    TIFF.24

    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
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Sunday 15.06

    10:00
    TIFF.24

    Moor

    TIFF.24

    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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Monday 16.06

    14:45
    Q&A with director Rodrigo Cortes
    Pornit

    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
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    21:00
    Intro with director Rodrigo Cortes
    Pornit

    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
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Tuesday 17.06

    16:45
    Q&A with director Rainer Sarnet
    Pornit

    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
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    18:30
    Q&A with director Rodrigo Cortes & DOP Eduard Grau
    Pornit

    Buried

    Q&A with director Rodrigo Cortes & DOP Eduard Grau

    Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

    Spain, United States, France - 2010
    95 minute
    3 x 3
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    22:15
    Q&A with director Rainer Sarnet
    Pornit

    November

    Q&A with director Rainer Sarnet

    In 19th-century Estonia, werewolves and spirits roam free, and Jesus co-exists with kratts, the farmers’ mythological helpers made of tools and bones.

    Estonia, Poland, Netherlands - 2017
    115 minute
    3 x 3
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Wednesday 18.06

    20:30
    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments
    Q&A with the actors and producers
    Pornit

    Kontinental '25

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments
    Q&A with the actors and producers

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    România, Brazil, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Luxembourg - 2025
    109 minute
    Romanian Days
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    23:00
    TIFF.24

    Sleep #2

    TIFF.24

    A fallen flower/Returning to the branch?/It was a butterfly. (Arakida Moritake). Sleep #2 means: life, death, nature, poetry, fragility, impressionism, selfies, Andy Warhol, love and kisses.

    România - 2024
    61 minute
    Romanian Days
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Thursday 19.06

    15:45
    Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov
    Pornit

    Yellow Cat

    Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov

    Ex-con Kermek and his beloved Eva want to give up their crime-ridden lives in the steppes of Kazakhstan. He has a dream: to build a cinema in the mountains. Will Kermek's love for Alain Delon be strong enough to keep them away from crime gangs' violent clutches?

    Kazakhstan, France - 2020
    90 minute
    3 x 3
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    17:15
    Pornit

    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
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    17:30
    Pornit

    Love Hurts

    Love Hurts is an intimate documentary about the fragility and power of love, which tells the true stories of two couples over two years of suffering, separations and reconciliations. The film explores the sinuous dynamics of relationships and the difficult process of emotional healing.

    România - 2025
    94 minute
    Romanian Days
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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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    20:30
    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments
    Q&A with the actors and producers
    Pornit

    Kontinental '25

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments
    Q&A with the actors and producers

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    România, Brazil, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Luxembourg - 2025
    109 minute
    Romanian Days
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    21:00
    Pornit

    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
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    21:45
    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments
    Pornit

    The New Year That Never Came

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments through the programme Cinema without barriers, with the support of the Institut francais in Romania.

    România, Serbia - 2024
    138 minute
    Romanian Days
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    22:00
    +18
    Pornit

    Beyond the River

    Beyond the river lies a world where suffering, poverty, and violence define everyday life. The film doesn’t explain or judge - it listens. With no external narration, the community tells its own story - with pain, with humor, with dignity.

    România, Hungary - 2024
    60 minute
    Romanian Days
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Friday 20.06

    10:00
    +18
    Pornit

    Beyond the River

    Beyond the river lies a world where suffering, poverty, and violence define everyday life. The film doesn’t explain or judge - it listens. With no external narration, the community tells its own story - with pain, with humor, with dignity.

    România, Hungary - 2024
    60 minute
    Romanian Days
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    15:00
    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments
    Pornit

    The New Year That Never Came

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments through the programme Cinema without barriers, with the support of the Institut francais in Romania.

    România, Serbia - 2024
    138 minute
    Romanian Days
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    17:30
    Pornit

    Comatogen

    Trying to get money to cover a debt for her son, who is in danger of going to prison, Alina, a nurse, faces an unexpected ethical problem. World premiere at TIFF!

    România, Moldova, Republic of - 2025
    105 minute
    Romanian Days
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    18:00
    Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov, actress Anna Starchenko and producer Guillaume De Seille
    Pornit

    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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    18:15
    Q&A with director Simona Constantin
    Pornit

    Caliu. Nothing else, what more could I do?

    Q&A with director Simona Constantin

    Not willing to accept that his glorious life as the "King of the violin" is over, Caliu starts the journey of reinventing himself. Traveling back and forth between present struggles and the old, golden days, music is the only constant in Caliu's life.

    Romania, Qatar - 2025
    90 minute
    Romanian Days
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    19:00
    Q&A with director Tudor Giurgiu and the film crew
    Pornit

    The Spruce Forest

    Q&A with director Tudor Giurgiu and the film crew

    Inspired by the tragedy of Fântâna Albă on April 1, 1941, the film recounts the fate of a Romanian community in Bessarabia, massacred in a desperate attempt to find refuge from the Soviet occupation.

    România, Moldova, Republic of - 2025
    75 minute
    Romanian Days
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    19:30
    Pornit

    Love Hurts

    Love Hurts is an intimate documentary about the fragility and power of love, which tells the true stories of two couples over two years of suffering, separations and reconciliations. The film explores the sinuous dynamics of relationships and the difficult process of emotional healing.

    România - 2025
    94 minute
    Romanian Days
    Buy tickets
    20:30
    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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