TIFF 2017: Contemporary World Cinema
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1. A Ciambra (2017)
Unrated | 118 min | Crime, Drama
In A CIAMBRA, a small Romani community in Calabria, Pio Amato is desperate to grow up fast. At 14, he drinks, smokes and is one of the few to easily slide between the region's factions - ... See full summary »
Director: Jonas Carpignano | Stars: Pio Amato, Iolanda Amato, Koudous Seihon, Damiano Amato
Votes: 2,939 | Gross: $0.03M
2. A Sort of Family (2017)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A woman flies from Buenos Aires to be present for the birth of the child she has arranged to adopt. When the child is born, she is confronted with a demand from the biological mother's ... See full summary »
Director: Diego Lerman | Stars: Bárbara Lennie, Daniel Aráoz, Claudio Tolcachir, Paula Cohen
Votes: 767
3. Alanis (2017)
82 min | Drama
A young Buenos Aires mother finds employment as a sex worker and struggles to live under the same laws that are supposed to protect her.
Director: Anahí Berneri | Stars: Sofía Gala Castiglione, Dante Della Paolera, Dana Basso, Silvina Sabater
Votes: 1,352
4. Ana, My Love (2017)
125 min | Drama, Romance
Toma and Ana meet as students in the literature faculty and quickly fall in love.
Director: Cãlin Peter Netzer | Stars: Mircea Postelnicu, Diana Cavallioti, Tania Popa, Igor Caras-Romanov
Votes: 2,426
5. Angels Wear White (2017)
TV-14 | 107 min | Drama
In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are sexually assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she chooses to keep silence.
Director: Vivian Qu | Stars: Vicky Chen, Meijun Zhou, Ke Shi, Le Geng
Votes: 2,492
6. April's Daughter (2017)
103 min | Drama
A pregnant 17-year-old decides to keep her condition to herself, enjoying a calm life in Puerto Vallarta. But, why on earth hadn't the inexperienced mother-to-be sought for assistance earlier? Can a mere child raise a kid on her own?
Director: Michel Franco | Stars: Emma Suárez, Ana Valeria Becerril, Enrique Arrizon, Joanna Larequi
Votes: 1,795
7. Arrhythmia (2017)
116 min | Drama
A paramedic devoted to his patients struggles to make time for his wife who begins to believe his patients are more important to him than she is.
Director: Boris Khlebnikov | Stars: Aleksandr Yatsenko, Irina Gorbacheva, Nikolay Shrayber, Maksim Lagashkin
Votes: 6,144
8. Beyond Words (2017)
TV-MA | 85 min | Drama
A young Polish-born, Berlin-based lawyer working on refugee cases is unexpectedly reunited with his father, who is his only tie left with his homeland.
Director: Urszula Antoniak | Stars: Andrzej Chyra, Jakub Gierszal, Christian Löber, Justyna Wasilewska
Votes: 462
9. Birds Without Names (2017)
TV-14 | 123 min | Drama, Mystery
Tawako's boyfriend is not her kind, but she puts up with it in exchange for shelter. Her old boyfriend of almost a decade ago is long gone, and was also not nice, but like most girls she ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi | Stars: Yû Aoi, Sadao Abe, Tôri Matsuzaka, Yutaka Takenouchi
Votes: 901
10. Black Kite (2017)
87 min | Drama
A tale of one man's love of kite flying, told over five decades of political turmoil in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Director: Tarique Qayumi | Stars: Haji Gul Aser, Leena Alam, Zohra Nasim, Hamid Noorzay
Votes: 53
11. Breath (I) (2017)
TV-MA | 115 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
After developing an interest in surfing, a teenage boy and his friend forge an unlikely friendship with an older surfer.
Director: Simon Baker | Stars: Samson Coulter, Ben Spence, Simon Baker, Elizabeth Debicki
Votes: 3,862 | Gross: $0.04M
12. Madilim ang gabi (2017)
115 min | Drama
Couple Sara (Gina Alajar) and Lando (Phillip Salvador) are trying to leave their criminal past behind and survive with their small but honest livelihood.
Director: Adolfo Alix Jr. | Stars: Phillip Salvador, Gina Alajar, Bembol Roco, Felix Roco
Votes: 49
13. Directions (2017)
103 min | Drama
Multiple stories of taxi drivers while they work one night.
Director: Stephan Komandarev | Stars: Haralan Alexandrov, Dimitar Banenkin, Vasil Banov, Ivan Barnev
Votes: 2,137
14. Disappearance (2017)
90 min | Drama, Mystery
An ill Dutch woman visits her family in Norway in hopes of reconnecting with her estranged mother.
Director: Boudewijn Koole | Stars: Rifka Lodeizen, Elsie de Brauw, Eva Garet, Marcus Hanssen
Votes: 502
15. Don't Talk to Irene (2017)
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy
Irene must endure two weeks of community service at a retirement home. Following her passion for cheerleading, she secretly signs up the senior residents to audition for a dance-themed ... See full summary »
Director: Pat Mills | Stars: Michelle McLeod, Bruce Gray, Anastasia Phillips, Scott Thompson
Votes: 1,263
16. Euthanizer (2017)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A man who euthanizes animals as a side job runs afoul of a white supremacist.
Director: Teemu Nikki | Stars: Matti Onnismaa, Jari Virman, Hannamaija Nikander, Heikki Nousiainen
Votes: 2,276
17. Félicité (2017)
Not Rated | 129 min | Drama, Music
Félicité sings in a bar in Kinshasa. When her 14-year-old son has a motorcycle accident, she goes on a frantic search through the streets of Kinshasa, a world of music and dreams. And her path crosses that of Tabu.
Director: Alain Gomis | Stars: Véro Tshanda Beya Mputu, Gaetan Claudia, Papi Mpaka, Nadine Ndebo
Votes: 1,152 | Gross: $0.01M
18. Longing (2017)
100 min | Drama
A middle-aged Israeli bachelor is forced to evaluate his life choices when he discovers an ex-girlfriend had given birth to his son 20 years before, in this affecting drama from writer director Savi Gabizon.
Director: Savi Gabizon | Stars: Ella Armony, Shai Avivi, Shmil Ben Ari, Salim Daw
Votes: 423
19. Good Favour (2017)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Mystery
Rebbeca Daly's subtle and brilliantly realized parable , a teenage stranger welcomed into a household in a devout Catholic village gradually reveals his motives and what seem to be magical powers
Director: Rebecca Daly | Stars: Vincent Romeo, Lars Brygmann, Clara Rugaard, Alexandre Willaume
Votes: 144
20. Hannah (I) (2017)
TV-MA | 93 min | Drama
Intimate portrait of a woman drifting between reality and denial when she is left alone to grapple with the consequences of her husband's imprisonment.
Director: Andrea Pallaoro | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, André Wilms, Stéphanie Van Vyve, Simon Bisschop
Votes: 1,413 | Gross: $0.01M
21. In Syria (2017)
85 min | Drama, War
A mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home.
Director: Philippe Van Leeuw | Stars: Hiam Abbass, Diamand Abou Abboud, Juliette Navis, Mohsen Abbas
Votes: 2,973
22. The Journey (I) (2017)
82 min | Drama, Thriller
As Sara stands on the cusp of committing an unthinkable act, an unforeseen and awkward encounter gives her the opportunity to witness the potential consequences of her destructive action. But is this a second chance or an admission of guilt?
Director: Mohamed Al Daradji | Stars: Haydar Abdulamir, Huda Abdulamir, Bennet De Brabandere, Zahraa Ghandour
Votes: 399
23. Ravenous (2017)
TV-MA | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the aftermath of an infectious outbreak, inhabitants of a village in rural Quebec find themselves confronting an invasion of ravenous zombie-like beings.
Director: Robin Aubert | Stars: Marc-André Grondin, Monia Chokri, Charlotte St-Martin, Micheline Lanctôt
Votes: 10,176
24. Life and Nothing More (2017)
114 min | Drama
Standing on the edge of adulthood, Andrew yearns to find his purpose as a young black man in today's America. With his mother longing to find more to her life than parenting, Andrew is ... See full summary »
Director: Antonio Méndez Esparza | Stars: Andrew Bleechington, Regina Williams, Robert Williams, Ry'nesia Chambers
Votes: 584 | Gross: $0.02M
25. Looking for Oum Kulthum (2017)
90 min | Drama
A film within a film, "Looking for Oum Kulthum" is the plight of an Iranian woman artist/filmmaker living in exile, as she embarks on capturing the life and art of the legendary female ... See full summary »
Directors: Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari | Stars: Neda Rahmanian, Yasmin Raeis, Mehdi Moinzadeh, Kais Nashif
Votes: 277
26. Longing (2017)
100 min | Drama
A middle-aged Israeli bachelor is forced to evaluate his life choices when he discovers an ex-girlfriend had given birth to his son 20 years before, in this affecting drama from writer director Savi Gabizon.
Director: Savi Gabizon | Stars: Ella Armony, Shai Avivi, Shmil Ben Ari, Salim Daw
Votes: 423
27. Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (2017)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
Marlina lives quietly in Sumba until one day a man named Markus and his gang try to rob her house and she kills him. Eventually, she is haunted by Markus, and her life turns in 180 degrees.
Director: Mouly Surya | Stars: Marsha Timothy, Egy Fedly, Tumpal Tampubolon, Yoga Pratama
Votes: 3,362 | Gross: $0.02M
28. Meditation Park (2017)
PG | 94 min | Drama
An aging woman questions her life after suspecting her husband is having an affair.
Director: Mina Shum | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Tzi Ma, Sandra Oh, Don McKellar
Votes: 580
29. Miami (2017)
TV-14 | 119 min | Crime, Drama
Two sisters reunite after years of separation. Their lives intertwine as they share a dream of a bright future, only to find out that the past can't be easily undone.
Director: Zaida Bergroth | Stars: Krista Kosonen, Sonja Kuittinen, Juhan Ulfsak, Alex Anton
Votes: 670
30. Motorrad (2017)
TV-MA | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
A gang of young dirt bikers on a ride across an isolated region of Brazil find themselves being hunted by a machete wielding band of motorcyclists intent on killing them all.
Director: Vicente Amorim | Stars: Guilherme Prates, Carla Salle, Emilio Dantas, Pablo Sanábio
Votes: 377
31. Nina (I) (2017)
86 min | Drama
A 12 year old swimming star becomes the emotional casualty of her parents acrimonious separation, in this powerful coming of age story about youth rebelliously standing up to the cruelties and immaturities of adulthood.
Director: Juraj Lehotsky | Stars: Bibiana Nováková, Robert Roth, Petra Fornayová, Josef Kleindienst
Votes: 125
32. On Body and Soul (2017)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
When slaughterhouse workers Endre and Mária discover they share the same dreams, where they meet in a forest as deer and fall in love, they decide to make their dreams come true, but it's difficult in real life.
Director: Ildikó Enyedi | Stars: Alexandra Borbély, Géza Morcsányi, Réka Tenki, Zoltán Schneider
Votes: 29,888
33. Porcupine Lake (2017)
85 min | Drama, Romance
Porcupine Lake is a story of bravery and the secret life of girls set in Northern Ontario during a hot and hazy summertime when adulthood has not yet arrived, but childhood is quickly vanishing.
Director: Ingrid Veninger | Stars: Charlotte Salisbury, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Christopher Bolton, Delphine Roussel
Votes: 661 | Gross: $0.05M
34. The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales (2017)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Whoever thinks that the countryside is calm and peaceful is mistaken. In it we find especially agitated animals, a Fox that thinks it's a chicken, a Rabbit that acts like a stork, and a Duck who wants to replace Father Christmas. If you want to take a vacation, keep driving past this place.
Directors: Patrick Imbert, Benjamin Renner | Stars: Guillaume Darnault, Damien Witecka, Kamel Abdessadok, Antoine Schoumsky
Votes: 3,680 | Gross: $0.04M
35. The Insult (2017)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.
Director: Ziad Doueiri | Stars: Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Camille Salameh, Diamand Abou Abboud
Votes: 18,095 | Gross: $1.00M
36. The Lodgers (2017)
R | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A family curse confines orphaned twins Rachel and Edwards to their home, in punishment for their ancestors' sins. Bound to the rules of a haunting childhood lullaby, the twins must never let any outsiders inside the house.
Director: Brian O'Malley | Stars: Charlotte Vega, Bill Milner, Eugene Simon, David Bradley
Votes: 9,651
37. The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (2017)
TV-14 | 112 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
After her father's death, a young woman raised in isolation struggles to make sense of her world.
Director: Simon Lavoie | Stars: Jean-François Casabonne, Marine Johnson, Antoine L'Écuyer, Béatrice Aubry
Votes: 493
38. The Number (2017)
TV-MA | 95 min | Drama
After a young protégé's murder confirms a prison gang leader's growing misgivings about his life inside, he joins a reform-minded warden's efforts to improve the prison, eyeing it as a path... See full summary »
Director: Khalo Matabane | Stars: Mothusi Magano, Kevin Smith, Lemogang Tsipa, Warren Masemola
Votes: 33
39. Adventures in Public School (2017)
TV-14 | 86 min | Comedy, Drama
A socially awkward home-schooled kid forces his way into public-school against his suffocating but loving mother's wishes.
Director: Kyle Rideout | Stars: Judy Greer, Daniel Doheny, Siobhan Williams, Andrew McNee
Votes: 2,170
40. Pyewacket (2017)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A frustrated, angst-ridden teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to evoke a witch to kill her mother.
Director: Adam MacDonald | Stars: Laurie Holden, Nicole Muñoz, Chloe Rose, Eric Osborne
Votes: 11,210
41. The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (2017)
TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
A disillusioned London chef visits Nigeria and struggles with her matchmaking mother and restoring the family's rundown hotel. She's heartbroken when she discovers the man she loves is buying it.
Director: Ishaya Bako | Stars: Zainab Balogun, Kenneth Okolie, Jide Kosoko, Rachael Oniga
Votes: 320
42. Mai mee Samui samrab ter (2017)
TV-MA | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
A soap opera actress finds herself increasingly pressured by her husband, a rich foreigner entirely devoted to a charismatic cult leader.
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: David Asavanond, Laila Boonyasak, Karen Gemma Dodgson, Vithaya Pansringarm
Votes: 551
43. Sergio and Sergei (2017)
93 min | Drama
A Russian cosmonaut is stranded on The Mir Space Station during the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Director: Ernesto Daranas | Stars: Tomás Cao, Héctor Noas, Ron Perlman, Yuliet Cruz
Votes: 503
44. The Summit (2017)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
At a summit for Latin American presidents in Chile where the region's geopolitical strategies and alliances are in discussion, Argentine president Hernán Blanco endures political and family drama that will force him to face his own demons.
Director: Santiago Mitre | Stars: Walter Andrade, Ricardo Darín, Dolores Fonzi, José María Marcos
Votes: 4,281
45. Tulipani: Liefde, eer en een fiets (2017)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
After losing his farm during the floods of 1953, a romantic Dutch farmer is tired of getting his socks wet. He cycles to Italy and decides to grow tulips in the sweltering heat of Puglia.
Director: Mike van Diem | Stars: Ksenia Solo, Giancarlo Giannini, Gijs Naber, Donatella Finocchiaro
Votes: 1,242
46. Under the Tree (2017)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
When Baldwin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbours in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control.
Director: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson | Stars: Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson, Edda Björgvinsdóttir, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann
Votes: 5,459 | Gross: $0.07M
47. Veronica (II) (2017)
81 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A female Psychologist who has stopped practicing medicine, decides to take the case of Veronica de la Serna, a young woman whose previous therapist has mysteriously disappeared.
Directors: Carlos Algara, Alejandro Martinez-Beltran | Stars: Olga Segura, Arcelia Ramírez, Sofía Garza, Horacio Castelo
Votes: 1,504
48. Wajib (2017)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
A father and his estranged son must come together to hand deliver his daughter's wedding invitations to each guest as per local Palestinian custom, in this rousing family drama from Annemarie Jacir (When I Saw You).
Director: Annemarie Jacir | Stars: Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri, Tarik Kopty, Monera Shehadeh
Votes: 1,906
49. Western (2017)
Unrated | 121 min | Drama
German construction workers building a dam near a Bulgarian village interact with the locals, and soon the troubles arise both with the locals and among themselves.
Director: Valeska Grisebach | Stars: Meinhard Neumann, Reinhardt Wetrek, Syuleyman Alilov Letifov, Veneta Fragnova
Votes: 4,302 | Gross: $0.04M
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