TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL #14 Focus On: AFROCENTRIC Far From Men Beyond the Lights Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood A rising young musician (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Belle) falls into a passionate love affair with the cop assigned to protect her (Nate Parker), in this moving and inspirational romance from writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball). Sat. Sept. 6 | Winter Garden Theatre | 6PM Sun. Sept. 7 | Scotiabank 12 | 8:30PM Girlhood Dir. Céline Sciammae Céline Sciamma (Water Lilies, Tomboy) returns to the Festival with this raw, raucous but tender look at a group of black high school students living in the tough banlieues of Paris. Tue. Sept. 9 | Scotiabank 2 | 8:45PM Thu. Sept. 11 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3 | 9AM Sun. Sept. 14 | Scotiabank 3 | 9:30PM Infinitely Polar Bear Dir. Maya Forbes A loving husband and father struggling with manic depression (Mark Ruffalo) is forced to raise his two young daughters on his own, in this moving and inspirational drama based on writer-director Maya Forbes own childhood experiences. Wed. Sept. 10 | Roy Thomson Hall | 6:30 PM Thu. Sept. 11 | Winter Garden Theatre | 12:30PM May Allah Bless France Dir. Abd Al Malik French rapper, author, and spoken word artist Abd Al Malik makes his directorial debut with this adaptation of his 2004 autobiography, chronicling his upbringing in the crime-and drug-ridden streets of Strasbourg and his life-changing encounters with hip hop and religion. Sat. Sept. 6 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 | 10:15PM Mon. Sept. 8 | Bloor Hot Docs Cinema | 4:15PM Sat. Sept. 13 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 | 9:15PM Mirage Dir. Szabolcs Hajdu A mysterious wanderer (Isaach De Bankolé) settles into a strange homestead on the parched Hungarian plains populated by an odd assortment of outcasts, in this stunning, dreamlike reverie from ambitious director Szabolcs Hajdu. Fri. Sept. 5 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 | 6:45PM Sat. Sept. 6 | Isabel Bader Theatre | 1: 45PM Wed. Sept. 10 | Scotiabank 8 | 9:15PM Murder in Pacot Dir. Raoul Peck In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, a middle-aged Port-au-Prince couple come face to face with the stark contradictions of Haitian society when they are forced to rent out their villa to a foreign aid worker and his enterprising local girlfriend. Fri. Sept. 5 | Isabel Bader Theatre | 6PM Sun. Sept. 7 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3 | 10:45AM Sun. Sept. 14 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3 | 9:30AM National Diploma Dir. Dieudo Hamadi Director Dieudo Hamadi follows a group of teenagers in his hometown of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo, whose struggles to pass the state exam that is the key to their future are further complicated by their countrys endemic culture of corruption. Thu. Sept. 11 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 | 8:30PM Fri. Sept. 12 | AGO Jackman Hall | 9AM Sun. Sept. 14 | Bloor Hot Docs Cinema | 3:15PM Second Coming Dir. Debbie Tucker Green A married, middle-class London couple (Nadine Marshall and Idris Elba) are shocked when they seem to have been blessed — or cursed — with an immaculate conception, in the provocative second feature by award-winning British playwright Debbie Tucker Green. Sun. Sept. 7 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 | 9PM Tue. Sept. 9 | Scotiabank 3 | 9:45PM Sun. Sept. 14 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3 | 6:45PM Timbuktu Dir. Abderrahmane Sissako Following the recent jihadist takeover of northern Mali, a proud cattle herder comes into fateful conflict with the fundamentalist rulers of the provincial capital, in this luminous, lyrical and poetic drama from the great African filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako. Tue. Sept. 9 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 1 | 6:15PM Fri. Sept. 12 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 1 | 2PM Top Five Dir. Chris Rock Written, directed by, and starring Chris Rock, Top Five tells the story of New York City comedian-turned-film star Andre Allen, whose unexpected encounter with a journalist forces him to confront both the career that made him famous and the life he left behind. Starring Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, J.B. Smoove, Gabrielle Union, Tracy Morgan, Cedric the Entertainer, Kevin Hart, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd, Jay Pharoah, Anders Holm and Michael Che. And featuring music by Questlove. Sat. Sept. 6 | Princess of Wales | 10PM Sun. Sept. 7 | Princess of Wales | 12PM Sat. Sept. 13 | Ryerson Theatre | 9PM PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE tiff.net/tickets BY PHONE 416-599-TIFF (8433) 1-888-599-8433 IN PERSON Festival Box Office Opens August 31 Metro Centre 225 King Street West TIFF Bell Lightbox, Reitman Square, 350 King Street West 416.599.TIFF | 1.888.599.8433 TIFF prefers Visa. TIFF is a charitable cultural organization with a mission to transform the way people see the world through film.
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