Toronto Film Festival Dailies

by Jia ZHANGKE

Cast: Zhao Tao, Zhang Yi, Liang Jindong, Dong Zijian, Sylvia Chang

Drama – 126 min – China / Japan / France – 2015 – Mandarin / English

China, 1999. Childhood friends Liangzi and Zhang are both in love with Tao, the town beauty. Tao eventually decides to marry the wealthier Zhang. They soon have a son he names Dollar… From China to Australia, the lives, loves, hopes and disillusions of a family over two generations in a society changing at breakneck speed.

“Never less than a work of soaring ambition and deeply felt humanism…a beautiful piece of craftsmanship” Variety

“A masterful command of melodrama (…). Delicate and satisfying” The Hollywood Reporter

“Jia Zhangke scales new heights with futurist drama… Exhilarating” The Guardian

TERRITORIES AVAILABLE:

Australia, Mexico, Scandinavia, Germany, South Korea, Eastern Europe excl. Poland, CIS+Baltics

SCREENINGS IN TORONTO

Press & Industry

- Thurs. 10^th, 10:15 am, Scotiabank 4

Public

- Mon. 14^th, 9:30 am, Princess of Wales

- Tues. 15^th, 11:45 am, Cinema 1

by Naomi KAWASE

Cast: Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida

Drama – 113 min – Japan / France / Germany – 2015 – Japanese

Sentaro runs a small bakery that serves dorayakis - pastries filled with sweet red bean paste (“an”). When an old lady, Tokue, offers to help in the kitchen he reluctantly accepts. But Tokue proves to have magic in her hands when it comes to making “an”. Thanks to her secret recipe, the little business soon flourishes… And with time, Sentaro and Tokue will open their hearts to reveal old wounds.

"Naomi Kawase's ode to the simple joys in life (...). A delicate drama" The Hollywood Reporter

"Heartwarming performance of veteran actress Kirin Kiki" Screen

"Naomi Kawase's gentle study of life, loss and confectionery is easily the Japanese auteur's most accessible work to date" Variety

HIT AT THE JAPANESE BOX OFFICE:OVER THAN 3,8M$

TERRITORIES AVAILABLE:

UK, Greece, Eastern Europe, CIS

SCREENINGS IN TORONTO

Press & Industry

- Thurs. 10^th, 11:00 am, Scotiabank 14

Public

- Mon. 14^th, 4:45 pm, Isabel Bader Theatre

- Wed. 16^th, 9:15 am, Cinema 4 - Paul & Leah Atkinson Family Cinema

- Sun. 20^th, 12:15 pm, Jackman Hall

by Kiyoshi KUROSAWA

Cast: Eri Fukatsu, Tadanobu Asano

Romance / Drama – 128 min – France / Japan – 2015 – Japanese

Mizuki’s husband (Yusuke) drowned at sea three years ago. When he suddenly comes back home, she is not that surprised. Instead, Mizuki is wondering what took him so long. She agrees to let Yusuke take her on a journey.

“A delicate exploration between corporeal and spiritual planes. As always, Kurosawa provides arresting visual moments” Variety

“There are passages in this film that are so exquisitely tuned and delicately heartbreaking that they seem to have been experienced and remembered rather than seen on a movie screen” Kent Jones, Film Comment

BEST DIRECTOR PRICE UN CERTAIN REGARD

NATIONAL RELEASE DATE:

October 2015 TBC (Japan)

TERRITORIES AVAILABLE:

North America, Australia, Spain, Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, CIS+Baltics, Middle-East, Switzerland

SCREENINGS IN TORONTO

Press & Industry

- Thurs. 10^th, 10:45 am, Scotiabank 8

Public

- Wed. 16^th, 9:45 pm, Scotiabank 10

- Fri. 18^th, 12:00 pm, Jackman Hall

- Sun. 20^th, 9:30 pm, Scotiabank 13

by Carlos SAURA

With the participation of: Soledad Pastorutti, Chaqueño Palavecino

Live performance – Argentina / Spain / France – 2015 – Spanish

Both poetic and moving and moving, this live performance choreographed by Carlos Saura calls on the entire history of a country set to the tune of guitars and accordions.

“Carlos Saura [is] the major figure of the Nuevo Cinema Espanol.” Variety

TERRITORIES AVAILABLE:

World except: France, Germany, Argentina, Spain, Switzerland, Russia, Australia, ex-Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey

by Robert GUÉDIGUIAN

Cast: Syrus Shahidi, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Ariane Ascaride, Simon Abkarian

Historical / Drama – 134 min – France – 2015 – French

The very timely story of how a son from a pacifist Armenian family in Marseille in the 1980s becomes a terrorist. Set in Berlin, Marseille, Paris and Beirut it relates the moving story of a mother whose politically radicalized son accidentally injures an innocent passer-by when blowing up the Turkish ambassador’s car in Paris. Partly based on a true story.

Original score by Alexandre Desplat.

“Robert Guédiguian returns to the highminded thriller style” The Guardian

“A heartfelt, impactful tale” The Upcoming (UK)

“An explosive subject Guédiguian handles with care” La Presse (CA)

NATIONAL RELEASE DATE:

Nov 11^th 2015, over 200 copies (France)

TERRITORIES AVAILABLE:

Benelux, US, Australia, UK, Germany, Scandinavia, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Asia excl. Sth East, Eastern Europe excl. Bulgaria, CIS+Baltics

by Stéphane BRIZÉ

Cast: Vincent Lindon, Karine Petit de Mirbeck, Matthieu Schaller

Drama – 93 min – France – 2015 – French

At the age of 51 and after 20 months on unemployment, Thierry starts a new job that soon brings him face to face with a moral dilemma. How much is he willing to accept to keep his job.

"Powerfully affecting... Compelling. A sharp and devastating force" Variety

"Vincent Lindon gives a powerful lead performance" The Hollywood Reporter

HIT AT THE FRENCH BOX OFFICE:ALMOST 1 MILLION ADMISSIONS

SOLD IN 55 TERRITORIES

TERRITORIES AVAILABLE:

Argentina, Mexico, South-East Asia, Hong Kong, CIS, Bulgaria, Finland, Iceland

by Paolo and Vittorio TAVIANI

Cast: Jasmine Trinca, Kim Rossi Stuart, Riccardo Scamarcio, Paola Cortellesi, Kasia Smutniak, Lello Arena

Historical Drama – 121 min – Italy – 2015 – Italian

Florence, Italy, 1348. As the plague ravages the city dwellers of Tuscany, a group of young men and women takes shelter in a remote villa in the surrounding hills of Florence. Now living as a community, they decide to tell each other a story a day to take their minds off their precarious situation…

TERRITORIES AVAILABLE:

North America, UK, Scandinavia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Asia excl. South Korea, Middle East