VENICE DAYS / TIFF – CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA |
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LONGING |
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A Film by Savi Gabizon
2017 - Drama - Israel - DCP - 2.39 - 103 min
with Shai Avivi, Asi Levi, Neta Riskin
Ariel, a well-off, childless man, gets a phone call from his college girlfriend. She needs to tell him a couple of very surprising things: first, when they broke up twenty years ago, she was pregnant and went on to have a lovely boy. The second thing will make Ariel explore the hidden aspects of parenthood and change his life forever.
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
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VENICE DAYS 2017 OPENING FILM |
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SCREENINGS VENICE
Wed |
Aug |
30th |
4:45 PM |
SALA PERLA Opening Film / Official
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Sat |
Sept |
2nd |
4:00 PM |
SALA PASINETTI Market
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Wed |
Sept |
6th |
11:45 AM |
SALA PERLA Official
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SCREENINGS TORONTO
Sun |
Sept |
10th |
9:00 PM |
SCOTIABANK 7 Press / Industry
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Mon |
Sept |
11th |
7:00 PM |
SCOTIABANK 4 Public
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Wed |
Sept |
13th |
4:00 PM |
SCOTIABANK 14 Public
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Thu |
Sept |
14th |
9:00 AM |
SCOTIABANK 9 Press / Industry
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Sat |
Sept |
16th |
3:15 PM |
SCOTIABANK 8 Public
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TIFF - WAVELENGTHS / LOCARNO INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION |
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A SKIN SO SOFT |
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A Film by Denis Côté
2017 - Documentary - Canada - DCP - 1.85 - 94 min
with Alexis Légaré, Benoit Lapierre, Cédric Doyon, Jean-François Bouchard, Ronald Yang, Maxim Lemire
Jean-François, Ronald, Alexis, Cédric, Benoit and Maxim are modern-day gladiators. The group includes high-level bodybuilders, a strongman and an ex-champion-turned-trainer. As they prepare for future competitions, they follow extreme diets and slave away at the gym. Each man pursues his own personal goals, but all share the same obsession: overcoming the limits of their bodies. A Skin So Soft is an open exploration of the regimented daily lives of these misunderstood monsters.
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
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SCREENINGS
Thu |
Sept |
7th |
10:15 AM |
SCOTIABANK 8 Press / Industry
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Tue |
Sept |
12th |
9:45 PM |
JACKMAN HALL Public
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Wed |
Sept |
13th |
9:30 PM |
TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX CINEMA 4 Public
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Sun |
Sept |
17th |
11:30 AM |
TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX CINEMA 4 Public
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TIFF - CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA |
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WESTERN |
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A Film by Valeska Grisebach
2017 - Drama - Germany/Bulgaria/Austria - DCP - 1.85 - 119 min
with Meinhard Neumann, Reinhardt Wetrek
A group of German workers sets off to a construction site in the border region between Bulgaria and Greece. This foreign land and its breath-taking landscape awaken the men's sense of adventure, but they are also confronted with their own prejudice and mistrust due to the language barrier and cultural differences. The stage is quickly set for a showdown when men begin to compete for recognition and favor from the local villagers.
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
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SCREENINGS
Thu |
Sept |
7th |
9:00 PM |
SCOTIABANK 14 Press / Industry
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Sat |
Sept |
9th |
9:30 PM |
TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX CINEMA 2 Public
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Mon |
Sept |
11th |
12:30 PM |
JACKMAN HALL Public
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Sat |
Sept |
16th |
12:30 PM |
SCOTIABANK 4 Public
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TIFF - CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA |
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TIFF - CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA |
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ON BODY AND SOUL |
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A Film by Ildiko Enyedi
2017 - Drama - Hungary - DCP - 2.39 - 116 min
with Géza Morcsányi, Alexandra Borbély, Zoltan Schneider
Two introverted people find out by pure chance that they share the same dream every night. They are puzzled, incredulous, a bit frightened. As they hesitantly accept this strange coincidence, they try to recreate in broad daylight what happens in their dream.
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
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BERLIN 2017 GOLDEN BEAR |
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SCREENINGS
Thu |
Sept |
7th |
1:15 PM |
SCOTIABANK 11 Press / Industry
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Fri |
Sept |
15th |
5:00 PM |
WINTER GARDEN THEATRE Public
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Sat |
Sept |
16th |
9:45 PM |
TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX CINEMA 2 Public
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Sun |
Sept |
17th |
6:15 PM |
SCOTIABANK 3 Public
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TIFF MARKET / LOCARNO - PIAZZA GRANDE |
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DOG |
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A Film by Samuel Benchetrit
2017 - Drama - France - 2.35 - 87 min
with Vincent Macaigne, Bouli Lanners, Vanessa Paradis
Jacques Blanchot just lost everything: his wife, his son, his house, his work. Abandoned by all, he gets picked up by a zealous pet shop owner who, unable to see him as a friend, offers to train him as his dog. Loosing foot with reality, rejected by his peers, Jacques Blanchot discovers the challenges and perks of this new life. Adapted from his own novel, Samuel Benchetrit tells us the fall of an individual with humor and self-mockery.
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SCREENING
Sun |
Sept |
10th |
9:10 AM |
TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX CINEMA 5 Private
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TIFF MARKET / KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION |
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THE CAKEMAKER |
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A Film by Ofir Raul Graizer
2017 - Drama - Germany/Israel - DCP - 2.39 - 104 min
with Tim Kalkhof, Sarah Adler
Thomas, a young and talented German baker, is having an affair with Oren, an Israeli married man who dies in a car crash. Thomas travels to Jerusalem seeking answers. Keeping his secret for himself, he starts working for Anat, his lover’s widow, who owns a small café. Although not fully kosher and despised by the religious, his delicious cakes turn the place into a city attraction. Finding himself involved in Anat’s life in a way far beyond his anticipation, Thomas will stretch his lie to a point of no return.
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SCREENING
Sat |
Sept |
9th |
9:15 AM |
TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX CINEMA 6 Private
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TIFF MARKET |
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GABRIEL AND THE MOUNTAIN |
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A Film by Fellipe Barbosa
2017 - Drama - Brazil/France/Kenya - DCP - 1.85 - 127 min
with João Pedro Zappa, Caroline Abras
Before entering a prestigious American university, Gabriel decides to travel the world for one year, his backpack full of dreams. After ten months on the road, he arrives in Kenya where he is joined by his girlfriend. But discovering Africa as a tourist is not enough for Gabriel. He decides to go deeper, leaving on his own for a journey across countries, new friendships and raw emotions to finally reach Mount Mulanje in Malawi, his final destination.
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FRANCE 4 VISIONARY AWARD |
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SCREENING
Tue |
Sept |
12th |
9:15 AM |
TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX CINEMA 6 Private
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COMPLETED |
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LOS PERROS |
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A Film by Marcela Said
2017 - Drama - France/Chile - DCP - 1.85 - 94 min
with Antonia Zegers, Alfredo Castro
Mariana is 42 years old, a member of the Chilean upper class that takes privilege for granted. Her riding instructor, Juan, is 20 years her senior, a former cavalry officer known as The Colonel who is under investigation for human rights abuses committed decades before. When Mariana embarks on an affair with her enigmatic teacher, she's directly confronted with the outrages of the dictatorship for the first time and her increasing interest threatens to tear down the invisible walls protecting her family from the past.
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COMPLETED |
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JUZE |
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A Film by Miransha Naik
2017 - Drama - India/United Kingdom/France/The Netherlands DCP - 2.39 - 93 min
with Rushikesh Naik, Sudesh Bhise, Prashanti Talpankar, Gauri Kamat
Santosh, a 16 year old boy, is determined to continue with school despite regular beatings from Juze, the ‘Slum Landlord’. As events build to breaking point, Santosh’s passive resistance evolves into the realisation that he must confront Juze and finally achieve freedom from fear.
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UPCOMING |
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN JERUSALEM |
A Film by David Muñoz & Adrián Cardona
2018 - Biblical/Zombie - Spain/France/Roman Empire
with Jesus, Judas, John The Baptist, Barabas, Salome
After failing to resurrect Lazarus from the dead, a young Jesus accidentally creates a zombie apocalypse. Still not very good at miracles, he decides to seek advice from the Oracle at Delphi, where the witches reveal to him that he is destined to a glorious end, but a long journey full of dangers awaits him. Together with his best friend, Judas, they recruit eleven mercenaries and hit the menacing road in a world full of mutants, zombies, demons and motorized punks that is ruled by the fearsome Roman army. But Jesus is willing to stamp his name on the pages of History, whatever his Father thinks.
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UPCOMING |
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A Film by Yann Le Quellec
2017 - Drama - France - 2.35 - 105 min
with Bonaventure Gacon, Anais Demoustier, Gustave Kervern, Denis Lavant
An odd miller, Cornelius, settles in a small village at the end of the world to build a mill. At first well received, the stranger soon reveals a surprising secret: every night he is baying at the moon, preventing the inhabitants from sleeping. When the villagers decide to chase him away, Carmen, the mayor’s daughter and charming horticultural adviser, decides to fight with Cornelius to defend his freedom and their budding love.
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PROMO available at the Booth
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