Alien 2 or the Return of Valdis in 17 Chapters
TIFF.24
Preceded by the short film Alien 2 or: Valdis' Escape in 11 Chapters (dir. Rasmus Merivoo )
Estonia - 2024
100 minute
FOCUS Estonia
Schedule
Schedule
Thursday 19.06
Undercover
TIFF.24
After years of pretending to be a young sympathizer of the ETA terrorist group, a police officer finally gets her chance: ETA gets in touch with her. They need to use her apartment for two ETA members whose objective is to prepare several attacks.
Spain - 2024
119 minute
Supernova
Undercover
TIFF.24
After years of pretending to be a young sympathizer of the ETA terrorist group, a police officer finally gets her chance: ETA gets in touch with her. They need to use her apartment for two ETA members whose objective is to prepare several attacks.
Spain - 2024
119 minute
Supernova
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
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
Mistress Dispeller
TIFF.24
Desperate to save her marriage, a woman in China hires a professional to go undercover and break up her husband’s affair. Teacher Wang is a ‘mistress dispeller’ – a profession devoted to helping couples in the face of infidelity.
China, United States - 2024
94 minute
What's Up, Doc?
Merman
A female voice is haunting a male gaze.
România - 2024
86 minute
Romanian Days
Friday 20.06
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
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
Romanian Shorts IV
TIFF.24
Strigoi (Strigoi, dir. Márton Nagy, România)
Magicianul (The Magician, dir. Bogdan Mureșanu, România)
Vali (dir. Claudiu Mitcu, România)
Nebunul (The Madman, dir. Igor Cobileanski, România)
120 minute
In the Belly of AI
TIFF.24
Artificial Intelligence fuels our dreams and nightmares. But while tech giants promise the advent of a new humanity, behind the scenes millions of workers around the world prepare the data that will feed Big Tech’s voracious algorithms, at the cost of their mental and emotional health...
France - 2025
73 minute
Tomorrow is Fear
Loss Adjustment
Q&A with director Miguel Calderon
Pedro, a loss adjuster, travels across Mexico investigating the causes of major catastrophes. To escape the depravity and violence of his daily life, Pedro decides to become an art collector.
Mexico, Uruguay - 2024
74 minute
What's Up, Doc?
12:30
Q&A with director Eva Libertad Garcia Lopez and producer Nuria Munoz Ortin
Pornit
Deaf
Q&A with director Eva Libertad Garcia Lopez and producer Nuria Munoz Ortin
Ángela, a deaf woman, is expecting a child with her hearing partner, Héctor. The baby’s arrival disrupts their relationship, forcing Ángela to face the challenges of raising her daughter in a world not made for her.
Spain - 2025
99 minute
Competition
Hard Truths
TIFF.24
Life's a constant struggle for Pansy. Racked with physical and mental pain, her dealings with the world are channeled through anger and confrontation: she argues with her family, her dentist, her doctor, the girl at the supermarket checkout...
United Kingdom, Spain - 2024
97 minute
Supernova
A Whale
Q&A with director Pablo Hernando
Ingrid is a hired killer with a special power: she can use the darkness to enter a parallel world and reappear somewhere else in the real world. This allows her to get into the homes of her victims and get out again without leaving any trace.
Spain, Italy - 2024
108 minute
Full Moon
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
The Kingdom
TIFF.24
Corsica, 1995. It’s Lesia’s first summer as a teenager. One day a man bursts into her life and takes her to an isolated villa where she finds her father, in hiding, surrounded by his clan. An underworld war erupts. The noose is tightening around them. Death strikes.
France - 2024
112 minute
Competition
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
Maldoror
Q&A with director Fabrice Du Welz
When two girls go missing, Paul Chartier, an impulsive young police recruit, is assigned to Maldoror. This secret unit has been set up to monitor a dangerous sex offender.
Belgium, France - 2024
155 minute
Full Moon
The Turin Horse
Q&A with director Bella Tarr
In Turin in 1889, Friedrich Nietzsche is witness to a brutal scene: a hansom cab driver whipping his stubborn horse. Nietzsche throws his arms around the animal’s neck, sobbing.
Hungary, France, Germany, Switzerland, United States - 2011
155 minute
Close Up: Bela Tarr
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
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
Romanian Shorts II
TIFF.24
Despre imposibilitatea unui omagiu (On the Impossibility of an Homage, dir. Xandra Popescu, România)
Alișveriș (Alisveris, dir. Vasile Todinca, România)
Zi de sărbătoare (Celebration Day, dir. Octavian Șaramet, România)
Grandpa Is Sleeping (dir. Matei Branea, România)
118 minute
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
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
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
Almanac of Fall
Q&A with director Bella Tarr
In a grim, claustrophobic apartment owned by a rich elderly woman, the inhabitants desperately try to relate to each other as they go about their bleak lives revealing their darkest secrets, fears, obsessions and hostilities.
Hungary - 1984
119 minute
Close Up: Bela Tarr
Dreams
TIFF.24
Fernando, a young ballet dancer from Mexico, dreams of international recognition and a life in the US. Believing his lover, Jennifer, a socialite and philanthropist, will support him, he leaves everything behind — narrowly escaping death in the process.
Mexico, United States - 2025
98 minute
No Limit
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