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Wed, September 9

  1. 6:30 pm → 9:17 pm1st of 1 screeningHopeTIFF Lightbox 2RegularOff saleScience Fiction · Mystery · Action — KoreanIn the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to investigate a mysterious creature wreaking havoc on the community. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.Na Hong-jinDirectorHwang Jung-minZo In-sungHoyeonAlicia VikanderMichael FassbenderTaylor RussellCameron BrittonLee Sang-heeUm Mun-sukIm Hyun-sik

Thu, September 10

  1. 5:30 pm → 7:57 pm1st of 3 screeningsStuffedRoyal Alexandra TheatrePremiumOff saleRomance · Horror — EnglishAraminta, a brooding taxidermist whose secret ambition is to stuff a human specimen, meets Bernie, a lonely man so afraid of being forgotten that he volunteers himself, their pact unexpectedly evolves into a haunting romance.Theo RhysDirectorJodie ComerHarry Melling
  2. 8:45 pm → 10:57 pm1st of 3 screeningsThe HousewifeRoyal Alexandra TheatrePremiumOff saleDrama — EnglishA young New York Times journalist tracking down a potential Nazi officer living secretly in Queens.Ben ShirinianDirectorNaomi WattsTye SheridanMichael ImperioliNorman ReedusHannah MarksLena OlinDebi MazarLuke Evans

Fri, September 11

  1. 4:15 pm → 7:11 pm2nd of 2 screeningsFjordScotiabank 13RegularOff saleDrama — Norwegian · English · Swedish · RomanianFollowing the deaths of Mihai's parents, Mihai and Lisbeth Gheorghiu leave their life behind in Romania and move with their children to a remote village in Norway, hoping to rebuild their lives near Lisbeth's family. There, they grow close to their neighbors, the Halbergs, whose warmth gives them hope for a fresh start. But the fragile peace begins to unravel when the Gheorghiu family’s young daughter, Elia, arrives at school covered in bruises.Cristian MungiuDirectorSebastian StanRenate ReinsveLisa CarlehedEllen Dorrit PetersenLisa Loven KongsliHenrikke Lund OlsenVanessa CebanJonathan Ciprian BreazuGiulia NahmanyIngvild Lien
  2. 9:30 pm → 11:37 pm1st of 3 screeningsEverybody Wants to F*ck MeVISA Screening Room at the Princess of Wales TheatrePremiumOff saleComedy · Thriller — EnglishAn original razor-sharp dark comedy thriller set in the world of modern dating in London.Jonathan ScheyDirectorTaron EgertonMia McKenna-BruceJessica HenwickSophie SimnettNadia ParkesHerbert NordrumCharly CliveAntonia ClarkeMichael MonroeMartina Avogadri
  3. 11:59 pm → 2:29 am1st of 3 screeningsThe Face of HorrorRoyal Alexandra TheatreRegularOff saleHorror · Romance — EnglishIn medieval England, the beautiful Eleanor pines away for her errant husband, the handsome but adulterous knight Edward. When Edward’s treachery culminates in a tragedy that robs Eleanor first of her beauty and then of her life, she returns as a ghost to eke bloody revenge on Edward and his new bride.Anna BillerDirectorKristine FrosethJonah Hauer-KingBella HeathcoteEllie BamberLeo SuterBen RadcliffePerdita WeeksJohn SackvilleBenedick BlytheSteven Blake

Sat, September 12

  1. 2:30 pm → 4:00 pm1st of 1 screeningIn Conversation With... Andrew ScottRoyal Alexandra TheatrePremium
  2. 5:45 pm → 7:38 pm1st of 3 screeningsMascTIFF Lightbox 1RegularDrama — EnglishRobin, a young autistic man desperate to fit in, tries on different roles to understand what kind of man he's supposed to be.Bertil NilssonDirectorJoshua GriffinTega AlexanderReece KingEd WhiteRobbie BellekomHi ChingLincoln Conway
  3. 8:30 pm → 10:32 pm1st of 3 screeningsThe SurgeonRoyal Alexandra TheatrePremiumOff saleAction · Thriller — EnglishA former surgeon is kidnapped and given an impossible choice.Roshan SethiDirectorMichelle YeohMartin FreemanLaurie DavidsonYuri KolokolnikovJoseph Mydell

Sun, September 13

  1. 12:00 pm → 2:17 pm2nd of 3 screeningsTender Loving CareScotiabank 4RegularOff saleDrama · Comedy — EnglishAmy is a devoted social service worker who puts her heart and soul into her job to care for those in need. At home, however, she finds herself confronting new challenges as her beloved father begins to show the early signs of dementia, and she and her mother must begin to make peace with their new reality. Through it all, Amy finds comfort, perspective, and plenty of laughter through sips of wine with her lifelong friend Rosie, whose warmth and wit become a vital anchor as both women navigate the shifting rhythms of approaching middle age.Mike LeighDirectorKate O'FlynnAlice Bailey JohnsonMarion BaileyPaul JessonBrid BrennanAlan Williams
  2. 2:15 pm → 4:44 pm1st of 2 screeningsJosephineRoyal Alexandra TheatrePremiumOff saleDrama · Crime · Thriller — EnglishAfter eight-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a brutal assault in Golden Gate Park, she begins acting out violently to protect herself. This emotional trauma leads to conflicts between her parents as they search for justice, and a way to feel safe again.Beth de AraújoDirectorMason ReevesChanning TatumGemma ChanPhilip EttingerSyra McCarthyEleanore PientaDana MillicanMichael Angelo CovinoStefanie EstesMichael X. Sommers
  3. 5:45 pm → 8:20 pm1st of 2 screeningsCowardTIFF Lightbox 2RegularOff saleDrama · Romance · War — Dutch · FrenchPierre, a young Belgian soldier, wants to prove himself on the battlefield during the First World War. Behind the frontlines, he meets Francis, who is asked to find a way to boost morale.Lukas DhontDirectorEmmanuel MacchiaValentin CampagneJef JacobsWillem De SchryverLiam JacqminMistral GuidottiJonas WertzBoris BouchatOrlando VauthierTuur Verelst
  4. 9:20 pm → 11:41 pm1st of 2 screeningsBitter ChristmasScotiabank 2RegularOff saleDrama · Comedy — SpanishElsa is an advertising director whose mother dies during a long December holiday. She works non-stop and, without realizing, doesn’t give herself time to mourn her mother’s absence. After a crisis, Elsa decides to travel to the island of Lanzarote accompanied by her friend Patricia, who also needs to get away from the city. The story of these characters runs parallel to that of a screenwriter and film director, exploring how life and fiction are inseparably linked, sometimes painfully so.Pedro AlmodóvarDirectorBárbara LennieLeonardo SbaragliaAitana Sánchez-GijónVictoria LuengoPatrick CriadoMilena SmitQuim GutiérrezRossy de PalmaCarmen MachiDiogo Belizario

Mon, September 14

  1. 12:00 pm → 2:14 pm1st of 4 screeningsElsinoreVISA Screening Room at the Princess of Wales TheatrePremiumDrama — EnglishThe deeply emotional and inspirational true story of Ian Charleson, a gifted actor whose greatest challenge becomes his greatest triumph. Facing his own mortality with unflinching honesty, wit, and grace, Charleson delivers a courageous performance that becomes a source of healing and inspiration for those around him.Simon StoneDirectorAndrew ScottOlivia ColmanBillie PiperJohnny FlynnLuke ThompsonDavid DawsonMatthew BeardJoe LockeMonica DolanGeorgie Glen
  2. 3:00 pm → 5:28 pm1st of 4 screeningsWild Horse NineVISA Screening Room at the Princess of Wales TheatrePremiumOff saleComedy · Crime · Thriller — EnglishShortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris and Lee are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief, MJ. Amongst the Island's iconic statues, and as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris's newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students threatens to send everyone’s trip to this remote paradise sideways.Martin McDonaghDirectorJohn MalkovichSam RockwellSteve BuscemiMariana di GirolamoAilín SalasTom WaitsParker PoseyPaola GianniniSamuel Wayt
  3. 6:00 pm → 9:14 pm1st of 4 screeningsPossible LoveVISA Screening Room at the Princess of Wales TheatrePremiumDrama — KoreanA laid-off worker and his wife cross paths with a documentary filmmaker and her spouse and confront their hidden desires.Lee Chang-dongDirectorJeon Do-yeonSul Kyung-guZo In-sungCho Yeo-jeongJo Yuri
  4. 9:30 pm → 12:06 am1st of 2 screeningsBunkerRoy Thomson HallPremiumOff saleThriller · Drama — English · SpanishWhen an architect accepts a morally ambiguous project — building a survivalist bunker for a tech billionaire — his wife begins to question their marriage after 17 years together.Florian ZellerDirectorPenélope CruzJavier BardemPatrick SchwarzeneggerPaul DanoStephen GrahamEileen AtkinsMark GatissNimmi HarasgamaJamie BispingChristos Lawton

Tue, September 15

  1. 11:00 am → 1:36 pm2nd of 2 screeningsBunkerVISA Screening Room at the Princess of Wales TheatreRegularOff saleThriller · Drama — English · SpanishWhen an architect accepts a morally ambiguous project — building a survivalist bunker for a tech billionaire — his wife begins to question their marriage after 17 years together.Florian ZellerDirectorPenélope CruzJavier BardemPatrick SchwarzeneggerPaul DanoStephen GrahamEileen AtkinsMark GatissNimmi HarasgamaJamie BispingChristos Lawton
  2. 2:30 pm → 4:56 pm1st of 2 screeningsInkVISA Screening Room at the Princess of Wales TheatrePremiumOff saleDrama · History — EnglishA group of misfits and visionaries had an idea for a new kind of news - one that would give the people what they want, and would change the face of the world we live in today.Danny BoyleDirectorJack O'ConnellGuy PearceClaire FoyBertie CarvelBrian GleesonPatrick KennedyLucy RussellChristopher FulfordBlake HarrisonAngus Imrie
  3. 5:45 pm → 8:55 pm1st of 4 screeningsLa Bola NegraVISA Screening Room at the Princess of Wales TheatrePremiumDrama · War — SpanishThe intertwined lives of three men in three different eras, three lives intimately linked by sexuality and desire, pain, and legacy.Javier CalvoDirectorJavier AmbrossiDirectorGuitarricadelafuenteMiguel BernardeauCarlos GonzálezMilo QuifesLola DueñasPenélope CruzGlenn CloseLorenzo ZurzoloJulio TorresAlberto Cortés
  4. 9:30 pm → 11:58 pm1st of 3 screeningsThe Idiot(s)VISA Screening Room at the Princess of Wales TheatrePremiumDrama — English · German · FrenchFyodor Dostoyevsky and his wife Anna travel to Europe for their honeymoon and end up staying in a health resort in Switzerland, only to return to Russia after four years. Fyedya can’t shake his roulette habit and keeps losing their money. His wife accepts this fate since he keeps assuring her that it’s all for inspiration and soon he shall write his to-be masterpiece, 'The Idiot'.Małgorzata SzumowskaDirectorMichał EnglertDirectorJohnny FlynnAimee Lou WoodVicky KriepsChristian FriedelBarbara MartenRainer BockRaphael Roger LevyJürgen HeimüllerThekla Viloo FliesbergThomas B. Hoffmann

Wed, September 16

  1. 3:00 pm → 5:07 pm1st of 4 screeningsThe Man I LoveVISA Screening Room at the Princess of Wales TheatrePremiumDrama · Romance — EnglishIn late 1980s New York, a theater artist living with AIDS takes on one possibly last great role.Ira SachsDirectorRami MalekTom SturridgeLuther FordRebecca HallEbon Moss-BachrachMaisy StellaSasha Lane
  2. 6:15 pm → 9:06 pm2nd of 2 screeningsMinotaurScotiabank 3RegularOff saleDrama · Crime · Thriller — RussianWhen Gleb, a successful company director, finds himself under siege from mounting corporate pressures, an increasingly unstable world, and the discovery of his wife's affair, the collapse of his carefully ordered life accelerates toward violence.Andrey ZvyagintsevDirectorDmitriy MazurovIris LebedevaVarvara ShmykovaJuris ŽagarsAnatoliy BelyyVladimir FriedmanAnastasia MischenkoYurii ZavalnyukRudgy PajanyAnton Lytvynov
  3. 9:30 pm → 12:11 am1st of 4 screeningsThe Assassin(s)Roy Thomson HallPremiumDrama · Crime · Thriller · Action — Korean · JapaneseIn 1974, a shooting shocks South Korea. Detective Cheol-gu, who witnesses the attack, Jae-hwan, the city desk editor whose coverage is suppressed, and Young-il, a rookie reporter, begin to dig beneath the cover-up. As their pursuit of the truth deepens, they come to confront forces meant to remain unseen.Hur Jin-hoDirectorYoo Hai-jinPark Hae-ilLee Min-hoChoi Yu-riRyu Hye-youngKim Dae-myungBae Sung-wooPark Ji-hwanJung Woo-sungShim Eun-kyung

Thu, September 17

  1. 11:15 am → 1:42 pm2nd of 2 screeningsA Long WinterTIFF Lightbox 3RegularOff saleDrama — EnglishHigh in the mountains, autumn comes to an end and a family prepares for the long winter ahead.Andrew HaighDirectorFred HechingerCaitríona BalfeD'Pharaoh Woon-A-TaiKit ConnorEbon Moss-BachrachManuel Garcia-RulfoDavid FurrSusan SerraoAnthony TimpanoGeoff Gustafson
  2. 2:00 pm → 4:15 pm3rd of 3 screeningsThe DebutTIFF Lightbox 1RegularOff saleMusic · Comedy · Drama — EnglishWhen Mona Friedman is cast in a bit part at a small community theater, she transforms from a shy, unassuming housewife into a zealous method actor willing to do anything to protect the artistic integrity of her marginal role—even if it means waging war against the show’s domineering director.Jesse EisenbergDirectorJulianne MoorePaul GiamattiHalle BaileyBernadette PetersK. Todd FreemanEldar IsgandarovSusan BlommaertColton RyanBonnie MilliganJesse Eisenberg

Fri, September 18

  1. 12:15 pm → 2:27 pm3rd of 3 screeningsTanglesScotiabank 7RegularAnimation · Drama — EnglishWhen Alzheimer's disease begins to strip away her mother's vibrant personality, a headstrong young woman is forced to return to her oddball family in the conservative small town she recently fled in order to care for her. She quickly realizes she must accept the cruel and warped reality of the disease, and the imperfect beauty of her family, in order to become the daughter they need.Leah NelsonDirectorJulia Louis-DreyfusAbbi JacobsonBryan CranstonSamira WileyBeanie FeldsteinSeth RogenWanda SykesBowen YangPamela AdlonSarah Silverman
  2. 2:45 pm → 5:28 pm3rd of 3 screeningsLe Faux SoirScotiabank 2RegularDrama · History — FrenchNovember 1943, German-occupied Belgium. In the face of grave danger if caught, the Independent Front, a Belgian resistance organization, publishes a spoof edition of Le Soir to satirize the German occupiers and the nation’s main propaganda-controlled newspaper. Le Faux Soir is considered the first act of media hacking in history.Michaël R. RoskamDirectorArieh WorthalterMélanie ThierryKarim LeklouMara TaquinBouli LannersJulien FrisonFrançois DamiensRuth BecquartPeter van den BeginJean-Benoît Ugeux
  3. 6:45 pm → 9:01 pm3rd of 4 screeningsPrima FacieScotiabank 3RegularDrama — EnglishTessa is a brilliant British defence barrister dominating London’s ruthless courtrooms. Fierce, witty, and self-made, she defends men accused of sexual assault — until she is assaulted herself by a colleague from a powerful legal dynasty. Suddenly, the system she trusted turns against her. As she faces the same tactics she once used in court, Tessa’s faith in justice unravels. Once in control, now exposed and disbelieved, she must fight to reclaim her voice and sense of self.Susanna WhiteDirectorCynthia ErivoDaniel IngsElizabeth DulauNoma DumezweniToheeb JimohHarry TreadawaySarah JunillonElliot LeveySimon Russell BealeKhalid Abdalla
  4. 9:30 pm → 12:02 am2nd of 3 screeningsClub KidVISA Screening Room at the Princess of Wales TheatreRegularOff saleComedy · Drama — EnglishA hard-partying New York City club promoter sees his whirlwind lifestyle upended by the arrival of the 10-year-old son he never knew he had.Jordan FirstmanDirectorJordan FirstmanReggie AbsolomDiego CalvaCara DelevingneSaturn Risin9Miss BennyAlaska RileyColleen CampKirby Howell-BaptisteEldar Isgandarov

Sat, September 19

  1. 11:00 am → 1:22 pm3rd of 4 screeningsThe Julia SetVISA Screening Room at the Princess of Wales TheatreRegularDrama — EnglishJulia, a gifted mathematician, navigates the cutthroat world of academia. Pascal, a teaching assistant, recruits her to join an exclusive training program for the prestigious and notoriously difficult Putnam mathematics competition.Niki ByrneDirectorChase InfinitiChristopher BrineyGillian AndersonJason IsaacsNina HossChlöe BaileyCarmen EjogoNico HiragaLiz LinAlex Dillard
  2. 4:45 pm → 7:03 pm3rd of 3 screeningsWild Wild EastScotiabank 14RegularOff saleWar · Thriller · Crime — German · Polish · UkrainianIn occupied Poland 1943, German official Martin Wolff is sent to a remote village to investigate the disappearance of a Jewish lawyer. His arrival unsettles the fragile order between scarred villagers, corrupt collaborators, and Nazi authorities, unearthing a web of betrayal and greed tied to whispers of the lawyer’s hidden fortune. Yet as the village’s darkest truths come to light, Wolff’s search may be hiding more than it reveals.Jan HoloubekDirectorItay TiranRobert WięckiewiczJoanna KuligJan BülowAlexandr YatsentyukPiotr TrojanBorys OtawaMagdalena RóżczkaJacek BelerJacek Koman
  3. 9:45 pm → 11:56 pm4th of 4 screeningsParadise LostTIFF Lightbox 2RegularThriller · Drama · Science Fiction — KoreanA bus full of children mysteriously vanishes. When an altered version of a grieving mother's son returns years later, she must grapple with the technologically revised reality she has created.Yeon Sang-hoDirectorKim Hyun-jooBae Hyeon-seongKim Jong-taeLee Hyun-kyunKoo Kyo-hwanYu Ji-wan
  4. 11:59 pm → 2:29 am1st of 2 screeningsRogue TrooperRoyal Alexandra TheatreRegularScience Fiction · Action · Animation · Adventure — EnglishRogue is a "Genetic Infantryman", a genetically-engineered, blue-skinned, manufactured super soldier who, alongside his three comrades, is searching for the Traitor General. His comrades are with him in the form of biochips—onto which a G.I.'s entire personality is downloaded at the time of death for later retrieval—and are named Gunnar (mounted on Rogue's rifle), Bagman (on his backpack) and Helm (on his helmet). Rogue is designed to be immune to almost all known toxins, can submerge in strong acid unaffected, and is able to withstand a vacuum on his bare skin.Duncan JonesDirectorAneurin BarnardJack LowdenHayley AtwellSean BeanJemaine ClementAsa ButterfieldDaryl McCormackMatt BerryReece ShearsmithDiane Morgan

Sun, September 20

  1. 3:00 pm → 5:19 pm3rd of 3 screeningsBucking FastardScotiabank 13RegularOff saleDrama — EnglishTwo sisters, Jean and Joan Holbrooke, are so close to each other that they speak in unison, love the same man, and have the same dreams. They even make the same slip of tongue in unison. We cannot see the world as they see it, but we do see how the world reacts to them – through the courts and the press, through those that want to help and those who want to use them, through the eyes of beasts both tame and wild, and even through their own echoes in the core of the earth.Werner HerzogDirectorKate MaraRooney MaraOrlando BloomDomhnall GleesonHugh O'ConorSimon DelaneyTerry McMahonShane ConnellanJohn KavanaghJohn Connors
  2. 7:15 pm → 9:56 pm4th of 4 screeningsThe Assassin(s)Scotiabank 2RegularDrama · Crime · Thriller · Action — Korean · JapaneseIn 1974, a shooting shocks South Korea. Detective Cheol-gu, who witnesses the attack, Jae-hwan, the city desk editor whose coverage is suppressed, and Young-il, a rookie reporter, begin to dig beneath the cover-up. As their pursuit of the truth deepens, they come to confront forces meant to remain unseen.Hur Jin-hoDirectorYoo Hai-jinPark Hae-ilLee Min-hoChoi Yu-riRyu Hye-youngKim Dae-myungBae Sung-wooPark Ji-hwanJung Woo-sungShim Eun-kyung