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| Mr. Right is the Closing Night Gala of TIFF 2015. Photo Courtesy of TIFF. |
GALAS
Disorder (Maryland)
Alice Winocour, France/Belgium North American Premiere
In this masterfully engineered thriller, a young ex-soldier
suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder protects a beautiful woman and
her child from a brutal home invasion. Starring Matthias Schoenaerts and Diane
Kruger.
Man Down
Dito Montiel, USA
North American Premiere
In a savage post-apocalyptic America, U.S. Marine Gabriel
Drummer searches desperately for the whereabouts of his estranged son and wife.
Accompanied by his best friend, a hard-nosed Marine whose natural instinct is
to shoot first and ask questions later, the two intercept Charles, an
apocalyptic survivor carrying vital information about the whereabouts of
Gabriel’s family. By revisiting the past, audiences are guided in unravelling
the puzzle of Gabriel's experience, and what will eventually lead to the origin
of this war-torn America. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara, Gary Oldman and Jai
Courtney.
Miss You Already
Catherine Hardwicke, United Kingdom World Premiere
This honest and powerful story follows two best friends,
Milly and Jess, as they navigate life’s highs and lows. Inseparable since they
were young girls, they can’t remember a time they didn’t share everything —
secrets, clothes, even boyfriends — but nothing prepares them for the day Milly
is hit with life-altering news. A story for every modern woman, this film
celebrates the bond of true friendship that ultimately can never be broken,
even in life’s toughest moments. Starring Toni Collette, Drew Barrymore,
Dominic Cooper, Paddy Considine, Tyson Ritter and Jacqueline Bisset .
Mississippi Grind
Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden, USA
Canadian Premiere
Gerry is a talented, but struggling poker player about to be
swallowed up by his unshakeable gambling habit. But his luck begins to change
after he meets the young, charismatic Curtis. Gerry convinces his new lucky
charm to hit the road with him, towards a legendary high stakes poker game in
New Orleans. The highs and lows unveil the duo’s true characters and motivations,
and an undeniable bond forms between them. Starring Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan
Reynolds, Sienna Miller, Analeigh Tipton and Alfre Woodard.
Mr. Right
Paco Cabezas, USA
World Premiere
Martha is unlucky in love, but when she finally meets her
Mr. Right it seems like she’s found her match — even if he’s an international
hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him. On the bright side, as
long as Hopper or Shotgun Steve don’t kill them first, these two may actually
have a chance at happily ever after. Starring Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Tim
Roth, James Ransone, Anson Mount, Michael Eklund and RZA.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
45 Years
Andrew Haigh, United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere
While preparing for their 45th anniversary, Kate and Geoff’s
marriage is shaken with a discovery that calls into question the life they’ve
built together, in this emotional tour-de-force. Starring Charlotte Rampling
and Tom Courtenay.
About Ray
Gaby Dellal, USA
World Premiere
The touching story of three generations of a family living
under one roof in New York as the life-changing transformation by one
ultimately affects them all. Ray is a teenager who realizes that she isn’t
meant to be a girl and decides to transition from female to male. His single
mother, Maggie, must track down Ray’s biological father to get his legal
consent to allow Ray’s transition. Dolly, Ray’s lesbian grandmother, struggles
to accept that she now has a grandson. They must each confront their own
identities and learn to embrace change and their strength as a family, in order
to ultimately find acceptance and understanding. Starring Naomi Watts, Elle
Fanning, Susan Sarandon, Tate Donovan, Linda Emond, Sam Trammell and Maria
Dizzia.
Angry Indian Goddesses
Pan Nalin, India
World Premiere
A comic drama about a group of Indian women finding their
hearts and losing their heads! A wild bunch of girls from all over India
descend upon Goa. Their closest friend Frieda has invited them to her family
home for a surprise announcement: she’s getting married. Thus begins an
impromptu bachelorette. Starring Tannishtha Chatterjee, Sandhya Mridul, Sarah
Jane Dias, Pavleen Gujral, Anushka Manchanda, Rajshri Deshpande and Amrit
Maghera.
Being Charlie
Rob Reiner, USA World Premiere
Rob Reiner, USA World Premiere
Being Charlie is
based on a compilation of real-life experiences written by two friends who
lived through being stuck in the cycle of rehab. Eighteen-year-old Charlie
Mills is a sharp-mouthed addict fighting to get back home, while his father
constantly stiff-arms him to limit the distractions during a big election for
governor of California. Charlie’s parents are at odds about their son’s return
to rehab. Following a feeble attempt at an intervention, he agrees to work the
program at a new adult rehab facility where he meets a handful of misfit
personalities; among them is Eva, a beautiful but troubled girl, and Travis, a
supportive house manager. Charlie’s internal struggle with his addiction is
confronted by the envy for his best friend and his separate addiction with Eva.
Starring Nick Robinson, Morgan Saylor, Devon Bostick, Cary Elwes, Susan Misner,
Common and Ricardo Chavira.
Body (Body/Cialo)
Małgorzata Szumowska, Poland
North American Premiere
Set in Poland, this absurdist dark comedy follows the
intertwined stories of a criminal prosecutor, his anorexic daughter, and her
therapist who claims she can communicate with the dead. Starring Janusz Gajos,
Maja Ostaszewska and Justyna Suwala.
Equals
Drake Doremus, USA North American Premiere
Drake Doremus, USA North American Premiere
In a futuristic, utopian society known as the Collective —
where inhabitants have been bred to be peaceful and emotionless — a man and a
woman discover that they have feelings for one another. Together, they attempt
to understand this connection. Starring Kristen Stewart, Nicholas Hoult, Guy
Pearce and Jacki Weaver.
I Saw the Light
Marc Abraham, USA
World Premiere
This film tells the story of legendary country western
singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies
of work in American music. The film chronicles his meteoric rise to fame and
its ultimately tragic effect on his health and personal life. Based on Colin
Escott’s award-winning biography. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen,
Bradley Whitford, David Krumholtz Cherry Jones and Maddie Hasson.
London Fields
Matthew Cullen United Kingdom/USA World Premiere
Set in 1999 London, this noir crime thriller based on Martin Amis’ novel of the same name features a star-studded cast, including Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Cara Delevigne, Theo James, Billy Bob Thorton and Jim Sturgess.
Set in 1999 London, this noir crime thriller based on Martin Amis’ novel of the same name features a star-studded cast, including Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Cara Delevigne, Theo James, Billy Bob Thorton and Jim Sturgess.
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Julio Medem, Spain/France
International Premiere
This is the story of Magda. Confronted with tragedy, she reacts with a surge of life that flows inside of her, from the imaginable to the unimaginable. Accompanied by her closest circle, she will live the most unexpected situations filled with humour and delicate happiness. Starring Penélope Cruz, Luis Tosar and Asier Etxeandia.
This is the story of Magda. Confronted with tragedy, she reacts with a surge of life that flows inside of her, from the imaginable to the unimaginable. Accompanied by her closest circle, she will live the most unexpected situations filled with humour and delicate happiness. Starring Penélope Cruz, Luis Tosar and Asier Etxeandia.
The Meddler
Lorene Scafaria, USA World Premiere
Marnie Minervini, recent widow and eternal optimist, moves
from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be closer to her daughter. Armed with an
iPhone and a full bank account, Marnie sets out to make friends, find her
purpose, and possibly open up to someone new. Starring Susan Sarandon, Rose
Byrne and J.K. Simmons.
Mr. Six (Lao Pao Er)
Guan Hu, China North
American Premiere
With his son captured, Mr. Six and his old pals stand up to
the new, younger generation of hooligans, defending their dignity as once
respected gangsters in the neighbourhood. Starring Feng Xiaogang.
Mustang
Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Turkey/France/Germany North American Premiere
It’s the beginning of the summer in a village in the north
of Turkey; Lale and her four sisters come home from school, innocently playing
with boys. The supposed debauchery of their games causes a scandal with
unintended consequences. The family home slowly turns into a prison, classes on
housework and cooking replace school, and marriages begin to be arranged. The
five sisters, driven by the same desire for freedom, fight back against the
limits imposed on them. Starring Gunes Sensoy, Dogba Doguslu, Tugba Sunguroglu,
Elit Iscan, Ilayda Akdogan, Ayberk Pekcan and Nihal Koldas.
My Mother (Mia Madre)
Nanni Moretti, Italy/France
North American Premiere
Margherita is a director shooting a film with the famous
American actor, Barry Huggins, who is quite a headache on set. Away from the
shoot, Margherita tries to hold her life together, despite her mother’s illness
and her daughter’s adolescence. Stars Nanni Moretti, Margherita Buy, John
Turturro and Giulia Lazzarini.
Our Brand Is Crisis
David Gordon Green, USA
World Premiere
A Bolivian presidential candidate enlists a management team
led by damaged but brilliant strategist “Calamity” Jane Bodine, who seizes the
chance to beat her professional nemesis Pat Candy, coaching the opposition. But
as Pat zeroes in on every vulnerability, Jane faces a personal crisis as
intense as the one her team exploits to boost their numbers, in this drama
revealing the machinations of political consultants for whom nothing is sacred
and winning is all that matters. Starring Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton,
Anthony Mackie, Joaquim de Almeida, Ann Dowd, Scoot McNairy and Zoe Kazan.
A Tale of Love and Darkness
Natalie Portman Israel/USA
North American Premiere
Based on Amos Oz’s international best-seller, this is the
story of his youth at the end of the British Mandate in Palestine and the early
years of the state of Israel. The film details young Amos’s relationship with
his mother and his birth as a writer, looking at what happens when the stories
we tell become the stories we live. Starring Natalie Portman, Gilad Kahana and
Amir Tessler.
A Tale of Three Cities (San Cheng Ji)
Mabel Cheung, China
International Premiere
Based on the miraculous true story of Jackie Chan’s parents,
this film is about the unbreakable bond of love between an opiumpeddling widow
and a former spy on the run. Together they witness love and humanity in the
face of war, famine, and overwhelming danger. Starring Tang Wei and Sean
Lau.
Truth
James Vanderbilt, USA
World Premiere
In the vein of All the President’s Men and The Insider, this
is the incredible true story of Mary Mapes, an award-winning CBS News
journalist, and Dan Rather’s producer. The film chronicles the story they
uncovered of a sitting U.S. president that may have been AWOL from the United
States National Guard for over a year during the Vietnam War. When the story
blew up in their face, the ensuing scandal ruined Dan Rather’s career, nearly
changed a U.S. presidential election, and almost took down all of CBS News in
the process. Based on Mapes’s book Truth and Duty. Starring Cate Blanchett,
Elisabeth Moss, Robert Redford, Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid and Bruce
Greenwood.
The Wave Roar
Uthaug, Norway
International Premiere
Experienced geologist Kristian Eikfjord accepts a job offer
out of town. As he’s getting ready to move from the city of Geiranger with his
family, he and his colleagues measure small geological changes in the
underground. Kristian worries that his worst nightmare is about to come true,
when the alarm goes off and disaster is inevitable. With less than 10 minutes
to react, it becomes a race against time in order to save as many people as
possible, including his own family. Starring Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp
and Jonas Oftebro.
The Witch
Robert Eggers, USA/Canada
Canadian Premiere
A colonial family leaves plantation life and attempts to
reap their harvest on a fledgling farm at the edge of an imposing ancient New
England forest. Superstition and dread set in as food grows scarce, a family
member goes missing, and the children’s play takes on a frenzied and menacing
undercurrent. As they begin to turn on one another, the malevolent machinations
of an ethereal presence from within the woods exacerbate the growing corruption
of their own nature. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie,
Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger and Lucas Dawson.
CITY TO CITY
Couple in a Hole
Tom Geens, United Kingdom/Belgium/France World Premiere
A middle class British couple end up living like feral
creatures in a camouflaged hole in the middle of a vast forest in France.
Starring Paul Higgins and Kate Dickie.
The Hard Stop
George Amponsah, United Kingdom World Premiere
Over several years The Hard Stop features Marcus and Kurtis,
childhood friends of Mark Duggan, the young man whose death ignited the UK
riots in 2011. Marcus was sentenced for starting the riots in Tottenham that
turned into the worst civil unrest in recent British history. The film reflects
the current class divisions in British society as it charts the everyday
challenges Marcus and Kurtis face as they grieve the loss of their dear friend,
and negotiate incarceration and unemployment while the media debate about who
their friend was and the inquest into his killing plays out in the
background.
Kill Your Friends
Owen Harris, United Kingdom North American Premiere
Set in 1990s London, Kill Your Friends follows a 27-year-old
A&R man — Steven Stelfox — slashing his way through the music business.
Fueled by greed, ambition and inhuman quantities of drugs, Stelfox searches for
his next hit record. But as the hits dry up and the industry changes, Stelfox
takes the concept of “killer tunes” to a murderous new level. Starring Nicholas
Hoult, James Corden, Rosanna Arquette and Ed Skrein.
Kilo Two Bravo
Paul Katis, United
Kingdom International Premiere
Set in Afghanistan in 2006, a group of British soldiers find
themselves trapped in an unmarked minefield, setting into motion a desperate
rescue mission. Based on a harrowing real life event, this suspenseful drama
sheds light on the bravery, selflessness and heroism soldiers must have to
avoid severely tragic consequences. Starring David Elliot and Mark
Stanley.
London Road
Rufus Norris, United Kingdom
International Premiere
A film adaptation of the National Theatre's ground-breaking
musical by Alecky Blythe and Adam Cork about the “Suffolk Strangler” murders in
Ipswich in 2006. London Road follows the community who found themselves at the
epicentre of these tragic events, and uses their own words set to an innovative
musical score. Starring Tom Hardy and Olivia Colman.
Northern Soul
Elaine Constantine, United Kingdom North American Premiere
John and Matt are changed forever when they discover
American soul music. No longer satisfied with the prospect of a dead-end
factory job, they dream of finding the American soul record which will make
them famous DJs. Northern Soul was phenomenally popular with British youth in
the 1970s, taking the north of the country by storm. This is the story of a
youth culture that changed a generation and influenced songwriters, producers,
DJs and designers for decades to come. This is the story of Northern Soul.
Starring Elliot James Langridge, Joshua Whitehouse, Antonia Thomas and Steve
Coogan.
The Ones Below
David Farr, United Kingdom World Premiere
Kate and Justin are a successful working couple in their
mid-30s whose lives are destined to change forever when the seemingly charming
Teresa and Jon move into the flat downstairs. Kate and Teresa become especially
close when they both discover that they are pregnant. But when Teresa loses her
baby in an accident, she blames Kate. After that, nothing is ever the same.
Starring Clémence Poésy, David Morrissey and Stephen Campbell Moore.
Urban Hymn
Michael Caton-Jones, United Kingdom World Premiere Urban Hymn is a redemptive
coming-of-age story which follows a neglected and wayward teen, Jamie, whose
incredible singing voice offers an escape to a better life until she finds her
loyalties torn between her inspiring, unconventional care worker and her
possessive and volatile best friend. Starring Letitia Wright, Isabella
Laughland and Shirley Henderson.
Please visit www.tiff.net for the full line-up.
TIFF runs Sept.
10-20, 2015.