Toronto International Film Festival: 2021 Title Guide
Toronto International Film Festival: 2021 Title Guide
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- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsTimothée ChalametRebecca FergusonZendayaA noble family becomes embroiled in a war for control over the galaxy's most valuable asset while its heir becomes troubled by visions of a dark future.Category: SPECIAL EVENTS
- DirectorPablo LarraínStarsKristen StewartTimothy SpallSally HawkinsDiana Spencer, struggling with mental-health problems during her Christmas holidays with the Royal Family at their Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, decides to end her decade-long marriage to Prince Charles.Category: SPECIAL EVENTS
- DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsAmir JadidiMohsen TanabandehSahar GoldoostRahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned.Category: SPECIAL EVENTS
- DirectorApichatpong WeerasethakulStarsTilda SwintonAgnes BrekkeDaniel Giménez CachoA woman from Scotland, while traveling in Colombia, begins to notice strange sounds. Soon she begins to think about their appearance.Category: SPECIAL EVENTS
- DirectorSam DunnMarc RicciardelliStarsRik EmmettMike LevineGil MooreBeneath the pyro, spandex, and heavy metal hair, awaits an intriguing and deeply personal story of underdog rock band Triumph who rose to world domination in the 80s then mysteriously disappeared at the height of their fame.Category: SPECIAL EVENTS
- DirectorDavid BeltonBjorn JohnsonStarsJames BarrettClaire BeckmanDonald ByrdDocumentary collects accounts of 9/11, recorded in the months after the attacks, and present-day testimonials from the same eyewitnesses.Category: SPECIAL EVENTS
- DirectorLaurent CantetStarsRabah Nait OufellaBilel ChegraniAntoine ReinartzWho is this Karim D. ? The new young writer whom the media can't get enough of? Or his alias, Arthur Rambo, the author of old hate-fuellled messages which are dredged up, one day, from social media websites?Category: PLATFORM
- DirectorIvan GrbovicStarsJorge Antonio GuerreroHélène FlorentClaude LegaultWilly's quest to find his long-lost love has brought him from Mexico to Montréal, as a seasonal worker. Destinies intersect, moments of magic realism arise, worlds collide, and tensions swell amidst the long days of physical labor.Category: PLATFORM
- DirectorLucile HadzihalilovicStarsPaul HiltonRomane HemelaersRomola GaraiA 50-year-old caretaker is employed to look after 10-year-old girl. His most important task is to maintain her dentures that are made of ice and must be changed several times a day.Category: PLATFORM
- DirectorHany Abu-AssadStarsMaisa Abd ElhadiAli SulimanManal AwadA woman whose visit to a hair salon turns into a nightmare when she is blackmailed by its owner.Category: PLATFORM
- DirectorJenna Cato BassStarsChumisa CosaNosipho MtebeKamvalethu Jonas RaziyaA strange psychological thriller about Tsidi, who is forced to move in with her separated mother, a domestic worker who obsessively cares for her catatonic white "Madame" in the wealthy suburbs of Cape Town.Category: PLATFORM
- DirectorScott McGeheeDavid SiegelStarsHaley Lu RichardsonOwen TeagueGilbert OwuorTwo estranged siblings return home to the sprawling ranch they once knew and loved, confronting a deep and bitter family legacy against a mythic American backdrop.Category: PLATFORM
- DirectorAga WoszczynskaStarsDobromir DymeckiAgnieszka ZulewskaJean-Marc BarrA young couple rents a holiday home on a sunny Italian island. What they find, however, does not meet their expectations.Category: PLATFORM
- DirectorKamila AndiniStarsArawinda KiranaAsmara AbigailSekar SariIn her last year of secondary school, a bright Indonesian student is determined to pursue her education and resist getting married, despite the expectations of her community.Category: PLATFORM
- DirectorAlexandre MorattoStarsChristian MalheirosRodrigo SantoroLucas OranmianTo provide a better life for his family in the country, 18-year-old Mateus accepts a job in a junkyard in São Paulo for his new boss, Luca, but becomes trapped in the dangerous world of human trafficking.Category: CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorShipei WenStarsEddie PengSylvia ChangYanhui WangOn a dark night, Xueming hits a pedestrian with his car and flees the scene. Desperate to escape his feelings of guilt, he decides to approach the dead man's wife, Mrs Liang. Meanwhile, the body is discovered - riddled with bullets. Chen, the detective in charge of the investigation, becomes obsessed with the case. Years later, all three remain caught in a tangled web of memories and lies, desperately searching for a truth that refuses to be revealed.Category: CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorMounia AklStarsYumna MarwanNadine LabakiSaleh BakriA couple decide to leave the toxic pollution of their home city of Beirut, hoping to build a utopian existence in a pristine home in the mountains.Category: CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorManuel Martín CuencaStarsJavier GutiérrezPatricia López ArnaizIrene VirgüezA pregnant teenager comes to a tense agreement with the couple sheltering her.Category: CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorLuàna BajramiStarsLuàna BajramiAndi BajgoraEra BalajThree young and free-spirited women decide to escape their daily lives and form a gang.Category: CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorRadu MunteanStarsMaria PopistasuIlona BrezoianuAlex BogdanA humanitarian mission arrives in Transylvania, offering goods to locals. Maria and Dan, despite conflicts, find themselves assisting a disoriented local.Category: CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorBlaine ThurierStarsAlanna BaleLuke BilykBenjamin SutherlandWhen Anna, a centuries old vampire, watches Robbie, a charming but reckless young man, recover from his alcoholism, she decides to quit blood and restore her humanity.Category: CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorManny PerezStarsManny PerezSarah Jorge LeónHada VanessaLa Soga Salvation is a suspenseful thriller and love story, where a former hitman fights to rescue the love of his life, while confronting his inner demons and violent past.Category: CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorSébastien PiloteStarsSara MontpetitSébastien RicardHélène FlorentMaria, teen of a pioneer family in Québec, is coming of age and a few young men show interest. The «coureur des bois» is her prefered, then the city man, and the neighbour establishing his own farm. Events will help her decide her future.Category: CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorAnita Rocha da SilveiraStarsMari OliveiraLara TremourouxJoana MedeirosIn order to resist temptation, Mariana and her girlfriends try their best to control everything and everyone around them. However, the day will come when the urge to scream will be stronger than it ever has been.Category: CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorAntoneta Alamat KusijanovicStarsGracija FilipovicLeon LucevDanica CurcicA teenage girl decides to replace her controlling father with his wealthy foreign friend during a weekend trip to the Adriatic Sea.Categories: CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA and TIFF NEXT WAVE