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Toronto International Film Festival · 2022

Toronto International Film Festival 2022

Gala Presentations

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18 films · 4 reviews

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Alice, Darling

Review preview for Alice, Darling

In its subtleties and strength it finds new ways to explore difficult ground.

Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
A young woman trapped in an abusive relationship becomes the unwitting participant in an intervention staged by her two closest friends.

(Country: US, Canada; Year: 2022; Director: Mary Nighy; Writer: Alanna Francis; Stars: Anna Kendrick, Charlie Carrick, Wunmi Mosaku, Kaniehtiio Horn)

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Black Ice

A history of the Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes of the early 20th century, and the lingering history of anti-black racism in the sport of ice hockey.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2022; Director: Hubert Davis; Writer: Hubert Davis)

Butcher's Crossing

A frontier epic about an Ivy League drop-out as he travels to the Colorado wilderness, where he joins a team of buffalo hunters on a journey that puts his life and sanity at risk.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Gabe Polsky; Writer: Gabe Polsky, Liam Satre-Meloy, based on the book by John Williams; Stars: Nicolas Cage)

Dalíland

In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps the aging genius Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New York.

(Country: US, France, UK; Year: 2022; Director: Mary Harron; Stars: Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Ezra Miller, Christopher Briney, Rupert Graves, Andreja Pejic)

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

A man's story of leaving New York in 1967 to bring beer to his childhood buddies in the Army while they are fighting in Vietnam.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Peter Farrelly; Writer: Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly, Pete Jones; Stars: Zac Efron, Russell Crowe, Bill Murray, Kyle Allen, Jake Picking, Bill Ropp, Archie Renaux)

The Hummingbird

The life of a male protagonist from the 1970s to the near future and the myriad relationships that have criss-crossed his path along the way.

(Country: Italy, France; Year: 2022; Director: Francesca Archibugi; Writer: Francesca Archibugi, Laura Paolucci, based on the book by Sandro Veronesi; Stars: Bérénice Bejo, Kasia Smutniak, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nanni Moretti, Laura Morante)

Hunt

Two national security agents - and rivals - hunt for a spy chief.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2022; Director: Lee Jung-jae; Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Heo Sung-tae, Jung Woo-sung, Hye-jin Jeon, Man-sik Jeong, Go Yoon-Jung, Derek Chouinard, Kim Jong-soo)

A Jazzman's Blues

An investigation into an unsolved murder unveils a story full of forbidden love, deceit and a secret.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Tyler Perry; Writer: Tyler Perry; Stars: Ryan Eggold, Milauna Jackson, Solea Pfeiffer, E Roger Mitchell, Amirah Vann, Mone Monroe, Brad Benedict)

Kacchey Limbu

Siblings on competing cricket teams struggle to balance family and team loyalties.

(Country: India; Year: 2022; Director: Shubham Yogi; Writer: Neeraj Pandey, Sukanya Subramaniyan, Shubham Yogi; Stars: Radhika Madan, Ayush Mehra, Rajat Barmecha)

Paris Memories

Review preview for Paris Memories

The combination of Efira and Magimel proves magnetic.

Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
A woman is caught up in a Paris terror attack and three months on she tries to piece together her memory.

(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Alice Winocour; Writer: Jean-Stéphane Bron, Marcia Romano, Alice Winocour; Stars: Virginie Efira, Benoît Magimel, Maya Sansa, Grégoire Colin, Nastya Golubeva Carax, Amadou Mbow, Ema Zampa, Souleymane Touré, Jean Pierre Horcholle, Clarisse Makundul)

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Prisoner's Daughter

A father fights for the love of his daughter and grandson after serving 12 years in prison.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Catherine Hardwicke; Writer: Mark Bacci; Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Brian Cox, Ernie Hudson, John Huertas, Tyson Ritter)

Raymond And Ray

Two half-brothers reunite at the funeral of their father.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Rodrigo García; Writer: Rodrigo García; Stars: Ethan Hawke, Ewan McGregor, Sophie Okonedo, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Tom Bower)

Roost

A young love affair becomes a menacing game of cat and mouse. Nothing and no one is as it seems.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Amy Redford; Writer: Scott Organ; Stars: Summer Phoenix, Grace Van Dien, Kyle Gallner, Jesse Garcia, Raina Hardesty)

Sidney

A documentary charting the life of Sidney Poitier.

(Country: US, Canada; Year: 2022; Director: Reginald Hudlin; Writer: Jesse James Miller; Stars: Denzel Washington, Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman, Halle Berry, Barbra Streisand, Spike Lee)

The Son

Review preview for The Son

This is a film of boundaries and barriers and attempts to overcome them.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
Peter's busy life with new wife Beth and their baby is thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate comes to him with concerns about their teenage son, Nicholas.

(Country: UK; Year: 2022; Director: Florian Zeller; Writer: Christopher Hampton, based on the play by Florian Zeller; Stars: Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Anthony Hopkins, Hugh Quarshie)

Full review See: Florian Zeller in conversation on The Son, Hugh Jackman, Anthony Hopkins, and finding the right words

The Swimmers

A story about the journey made by swimming sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini who fled as refugees from war-torn Syria all the way to the 2016 Rio Olympics.

(Country: UK, US; Year: 2022; Director: Sally El Hosaini; Writer: Sally El Hosaini, Jack Thorne; Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, James Krishna Floyd, Ali Sulima, Carlotta De Gregori, Ahmed Malek, Manal Issa)

What's Love Got To Do With It?

A cross-cultural romantic comedy.

(Country: UK; Year: 2022; Director: Shekhar Kapur; Writer: Jemima Khan; Stars: Lily James, Emma Thompson, Taj Atwal, Asim Chaudhry, Shazad Latif, Oliver Chris)

The Woman King

Review preview for The Woman King

Its the emotional sparring between the women - as fierce as anything on the battle ground - that really holds the attention

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
A historical epic inspired by the true events that happened in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

(Country: Canada, US; Year: 2022; Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood; Writer: Maria Bello, Dana Stevens; Stars: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, John Boyega, Jordan Bolger, Shaina West, Hero Fiennes Tiffin)

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