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Toronto International Film Festival

5 September – 15 September 2024

Toronto Film Festival runs from 5 to 15 September.

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  • Happyend
    Review preview for Happyend

    A thoughtful, shrewd examination of the impact of rapidly developing technologies.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Best friends Yuta and Kou are on the brink of graduating from high school in a near-future Tokyo where the threat of a catastrophic earthquake casts a shadow over daily life.
  • The Courageous
    Review preview for The Courageous

    Jule’s sheer resourcefulness makes her a compelling character to watch.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Three children learn to take care of one another during their mother's absences, as she tries to find a better way of living.
  • Harvest
    Review preview for Harvest

    At times the discomfort that Harvest causes is not from dirt or despair but the room it leaves for interpretation.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Over seven hallucinatory days, a village with no name, in an undefined time and place, disappears.
  • U Are The Universe
    Review preview for U Are The Universe

    Given that U Are The Universe is practically a one-man-play, Volodymyr Kravchuk masterfully commands the screen combining his knack for humour with a strong sense for drama.

    Marko Stojiljkovic · 3.5 out of 5
    In the distant future, a space trucker from Khmelnytskyi is trying to get rid of over three billion tons of waste. When he hears from a woman on a distant space station, he becomes determined to reach her.
  • April
    Review preview for April

    It’s not unusual to say that something cuts through the silence but in Dea Kulumbegashvili’s April it’s the silence that cuts through us.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    After a newborn dies during delivery, the morals and professionalism of an ob-gyn, Nina, come under scrutiny amid rumors that she performs illegal abortions for those in need.
  • The Return
    Review preview for The Return

    Fiennes is lean in look and in performance, bringing an intensity that proves compelling.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca after returning from the Trojan war.
  • The Penguin Lessons
    Review preview for The Penguin Lessons

    Coogan is well cast in this tricky role, moving easily from humour to heartbreak..

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    An Englishman in Uruguay adopts a penguin, smuggles it back to his home in Argentina, and gradually wakes up to the political violence going on around him.
  • Really Happy Someday
    Review preview for Really Happy Someday

    The film hinges on amazing vocal work by Lalama.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Once a rising star of musical theatre, a young man has to find his voice, career and identity all over again after his transition.
  • On Falling
    Review preview for On Falling

    Carreira shows how quiet desperation can be eroding

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Trapped between the confines of her workplace and the solitude of her flat-share, a Portuguese warehouse picker in Scotland seeks to resist the loneliness, alienation and ensuing small talk which begin to threaten her sense of self.
  • The Seed Of The Sacred Fig
    Review preview for The Seed Of The Sacred Fig

    Grittily compelling

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.

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