Schedule

Friday 21.06

    19:45
    TIFF.23

    Between Silence and Sin

    TIFF.23

    To one of the world’s most brutal dictatorial regimes, poetry represented the last molecules of freedom and the poets who dared to speak the truth became icons – and enemies of the Romanian Communist state.

    Romania - 2024
    97 minute
    Romanian Days
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    20:00
    TIFF.23

    Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

    TIFF.23

    Angela is an overworked production assistant who must drive around the city of Bucharest in order to film the casting for a “safety at work” video commissioned by a multinational company. Soon she encounters Marian, a half paralysed worker, who gets the part.

    Romania - 2023
    164 minute
    Romanian Days
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    20:30
    TIFF.23

    Horia

    TIFF.23

    After a fight with his father, 17-year-old Horia takes off on his father’s old motorbike in a cross-country journey to reunite with his love. On the road, he is joined by Stela, a sassy 13-year-old, and an unlikely friendship blooms.

    108 minute
    miniTIFF
    Romanian Days
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    21:00
    TIFF.23

    Diagnosis: Dissent

    TIFF.23

    Andrii finds out a horrible truth, that has been hidden in USSR for years - most of those accused of "anti-Soviet propaganda" were never sent to prison, but to special psychiatric hospitals with a diagnosis of "slow progressive schizophrenia".

    Ukraine - 2023
    119 minute
    Larger than Life
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    21:45
    TIFF.23

    The Moromete Family: Life as Prey

    TIFF.23

    The year 1954 confronts Niculae Moromete with difficult choices. His tumultuous love affair with Vera, a married woman, comes to a head when Niculae can't bear the thought of sharing her and Vera can't make up her mind.

    110 minute
    Romanian Days
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    21:45
    TIFF.23

    Shoshana

    TIFF.23

    Inspired by real events, Shoshana is a political thriller set in the 1930s in Tel Aviv, a brand new city being built on the shores of the Mediterranean. Thomas Wilkin is in love with the city and with beautiful Shoshana.

    Italy - 2023
    121 minute
    Supernova
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    22:00
    TIFF.23

    A Cautionary Tale

    TIFF.23

    A filmmaker starts following the story of a man who is fighting a lone, harrowing battle against a Kafkaesque system that refuses to recognize he is alive. As her camera rolls and days turn into weeks, she becomes dangerously enmeshed in his journey.

    Romania - 2023
    79 minute
    Romanian Days
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    22:15
    TIFF.23

    Dismissed

    TIFF.23

    When a corporation tries to cover up the fire that lead to the death of an employee, a freelance journalist begins an investigation.

    Romania - 2024
    100 minute
    Romanian Days
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    22:15
    TIFF.23

    Animal

    TIFF.23

    Under the hot Greek sun, the animateurs at an all-inclusive island resort prepare for the busy touristic season. Kalia is the leader of the pack. Paper decors, glossy costumes and dance shows fill the stage.

    Austria - 2023
    116 minute
    Supernova
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Saturday 22.06

    10:00
    TIFF.23

    Rusalka

    TIFF.23

    Five old friends spend a few days together in the resort they used to go in their youth. One of them will bring news that will perturb their holiday.

    Romania - 2023
    86 minute
    Romanian Days
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    10:00
    TIFF.23

    Alice On & Off

    TIFF.23

    Filmed over ten years, this is the story of Alice, an unloved girl trapped in a young mother’s life. At 16, she falls in love with Dorian, 35 years her senior. Although she marries him and has their son, Aristo, the familiar echoes of her own neglected childhood resurface.

    Romania - 2024
    85 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
    Romanian Days
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    12:00
    TIFF.23

    Dismissed

    TIFF.23

    When a corporation tries to cover up the fire that lead to the death of an employee, a freelance journalist begins an investigation.

    Romania - 2024
    100 minute
    Romanian Days
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    12:30
    TIFF.23
    +18

    The Summer With Carmen

    TIFF.23

    While enjoying a day at Athens’ queer beach, 30-something Demosthenes offers to help his bestie and aspiring filmmaker Nikitas in drafting an idea for his feature debut. Two summers ago, Demosthenes was stuck in Athens dealing with health issues of his father.

    Greece - 2023
    106 minute
    Smart 7
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    12:30
    TIFF.23

    The Moromete Family: Life as Prey

    TIFF.23

    The year 1954 confronts Niculae Moromete with difficult choices. His tumultuous love affair with Vera, a married woman, comes to a head when Niculae can't bear the thought of sharing her and Vera can't make up her mind.

    110 minute
    Romanian Days
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    13:00
    TIFF.23
    +18

    All of Us Strangers

    TIFF.23

    After an encounter with his neighbor, a screenwriter is drawn back to his childhood home where he discovers that his long-dead parents are living and look the same age as the day they died. Is there any way to heal the loss that changed his life forever?

    United Kingdom - 2023
    105 minute
    Supernova
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    13:00
    TIFF.23

    Romanian Shorts 2 - ZFR Shorts Competition

    TIFF.23

    Pisica moartă (Cat Funeral, dir. Ana Maria Comănescu)

    Anul trecut la Gara de Nord (Last Year at the North Railway Station, dir. Marin Cumatrenco)

    Flori, fete și băieți (Truth or Dare, dir. Simona Borcea)

    FuckYouLoveYou (FuckYouLoveYou, dir. Elias Ferchin Musuret)

    95 minute
    Romanian Days
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    14:30
    TIFF.23

    The Secret of Pin-Up Island

    TIFF.23

    The Secret of Pin-Up Island: A cutting-edge therapy, powered by AI, revolutionizes depression treatment for women. Alesia's subconscious embarks on a virtual odyssey, blurring reality and fantasy, confronting past demons to reclaim her mental well-being.

    Romanian premiere

     

    Romania - 2024
    107 minutes
    TIFF.23
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    15:00
    TIFF.23

    Kinds of Kindness

    TIFF.23

    A man without choice tries to take control of his own life. A policeman is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person. A woman is determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

    United Kingdom - 2024
    165 minute
    Supernova
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    15:00
    TIFF.23

    Three Kilometres to the End of the World

    TIFF.23

    Adi (17) is spending the summer in his home village in the Danube Delta. One night he is brutally attacked on the street, the next day his world is turned upside-down. His parents no longer look at him as they did, and the seeming tranquility of the village starts to crack.

    Romania - 2024
    104 minute
    Romanian Days
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    15:00
    TIFF.23

    Family Movies

    TIFF.23

    A random post on Facebook: "A few rolls of film have been found abandoned for decades somewhere in an old attic!" Digitizing the film brings to light family footage: ordinary home scenes, birthdays, holidays, visits, outings.

    Romania - 2024
    83 minute
    Romanian Days
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    15:15
    TIFF.23

    A Cautionary Tale

    TIFF.23

    A filmmaker starts following the story of a man who is fighting a lone, harrowing battle against a Kafkaesque system that refuses to recognize he is alive. As her camera rolls and days turn into weeks, she becomes dangerously enmeshed in his journey.

    Romania - 2023
    79 minute
    Romanian Days
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    17:00
    TIFF.23

    Repeated Wedding

    TIFF.23

    After their divorce in Bucharest, a couple is to meet again in the province thanks to their work and they're still trying to settle appearances while staying as separated as possible.

    Romania - 1985
    79 minute
    Special Screenings
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    17:30
    TIFF.23

    Ext. Car. Night

    TIFF.23

    A bloody thriller (sort of Agatha Christie does The Twilight Zone) morphs into its own “making of”, a really talky one - a conversation about film, about fear, about fiction. The type of film where the less you know, the better.

    Romania - 2024
    73 minute
    Romanian Days
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    17:45
    TIFF.23

    Maia - Portrait with Hands

    TIFF.23

    Maia was born into a semi-nomadic population facing ethnic cleansing. The director, Maia's granddaughter, has produced a vivid visual reconstruction of her journey through the 20th century. Maia's history blends into the larger History.

    Romania - 2024
    90 minute
    Romanian Days
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    18:00
    TIFF.23

    Warboy

    TIFF.23

    Fall of 1944. World War II is coming to an end. Nicu, a teenager, crosses the wild landscape of the Apuseni Mountains and embarks on an initiatory journey trying to save the family's two horses.

    Romania - 2023
    88 minute
    Romanian Days
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