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TELLURIDE / TIFF CENTREPIECE
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THE MONK AND THE GUN
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by Pawo Choyning Dorji
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2023 - Bhutan/France/USA/Taiwan - Comedy/Drama - 107 min
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with Tandin Wangchuk, Deki Lhamo, Pema Zangmo Sherpa, Tandin Sonam, Harry Einhorn
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Kingdom of Bhutan, 2006. Modernization has finally arrived. Bhutan becomes the last country in the world to connect to the internet and television, and now the biggest change of all: democracy. To teach the people how to vote, the authorities organize a mock election, but the locals seem unconvinced. Travelling to rural Bhutan where religion is more popular than politics, the election supervisor discovers that a monk is planning a mysterious ceremony for the election day.
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Screenings in Telluride:
FRI 1 SEP 8:30PM Abel Gance Open Air Cinema World Premiere
SUN 3 SEP 9:15AM Nugget Theatre Public
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Screenings in TIFF:
SAT 9 SEP 2:45PM Scotiabank 3 Public
SUN 10 SEP 12:35PM Scotiabank 14 Public
SUN 10 SEP 3:40PM Scotiabank 5 P&I
TUE 12 SEP 9:40AM Scotiabank 7 P&I
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THE RYE HORN
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by Jaione Camborda
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2023 - Spain/Portugal/Belgium - Drama - 105 min
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with Janet Novás, Siobhan Fernandes, Carla Rivas, Daniela Hernán Marchán, Diego Anido
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1971, Francoist Spain. In the Galician countryside María assists women in childbirth. After an attempt to help a young woman in trouble, she suddenly has to hide from the authorities, leave everything behind and flee the country.
On her perilous journey to Portugal, María encounters female solidarity and realizes that she is not alone and that, thanks to the help of others, she might finally find her freedom.
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Screenings:
SUN 10 SEP 8:35AM Scotiabank 11 P&I
SUN 10 SEP 2:45PM TIFF Bell 3 World Premiere
WED 13 SEP 12:50PM Scotiabank 7 P&I
FRI 15 SEP 11:45AM Scotiabank 3 Public
SUN 17 SEP 11:45AM Scotiabank 5 Public
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GREEN BORDER
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by Agnieszka Holland
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2023 - Poland/France/Czech Republic/Belgium - Drama - 147 min
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with Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Behi Djanati Atai, Mohamad Al Rashi, Tomasz Włosok
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In the treacherous and swampy forests that make up the so called "green border" between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa trying to reach the European Union are trapped in a geopolitical crisis cynically engineered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. In an attempt to provoke Europe, refugees are lured to the border by propaganda promising easy passage to the EU. Pawns in this hidden war, the lives of Julia, a newly minted activist who has given up her comfortable life, Jan, a young border guard, and a Syrian family intertwine.
30 years after EUROPA EUROPA, three-time Oscar Nominee Agnieszka Holland's poignant new feature GREEN BORDER opens our eyes, speaks to the heart, and challenges us to reflect on the moral choices that fall to ordinary people every day.
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Screenings:
THU 7 SEP 9:35AM Scotiabank 1 P&I
TUE 12 SEP 6:00PM TIFF Bell 2 Public
WED 13 SEP 5:50PM Scotiabank 4 Public
FRI 15 SEP 12:30PM Scotiabank 4 Public
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