Toronto International Film Festival 2018: Discovery
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1. aKasha (2018)
78 min | Comedy, Romance
A Kasha is a universal offbeat love story set in a time of civil war - but the war is in Sudan and it is happening right now. We follow Adnan, an AK47-loving rebel, his long-suffering love ... See full summary »
Director: Hajooj Kuka | Stars: Abdallah Alnur, Ganja Chakado, Ekram Marcus, Kamal Ramadan
Votes: 70
2. An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)
230 min | Crime, Drama
Four people in a Chinese city live through a complicated day as their lives intersect.
Director: Bo Hu | Stars: Yu Zhang, Yuchang Peng, Uvin Wang, Zi Xi
Votes: 7,974 | Gross: $0.03M
3. Aniara (2018)
R | 106 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A spaceship carrying settlers to Mars is knocked off course, causing the consumption-obsessed passengers to consider their place in the universe.
Directors: Pella Kagerman, Hugo Lilja | Stars: Emelie Garbers, Bianca Cruzeiro, Arvin Kananian, Anneli Martini
Votes: 11,863 | Gross: $0.04M
4. Blindsone (2018)
98 min | Drama
BLIND SPOT is a story about the grey zones in mental illness; the blind spots hard to discover, as experienced by a mother realizing her daughter struggling with far worse issues than she realized.
Director: Tuva Novotny | Stars: Pia Tjelta, Anders Baasmo, Per Frisch, Oddgeir Thune
Votes: 1,162
5. Clara (III) (2018)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
An obsessive astronomer and a curious artist form an unlikely bond which leads them to a profound, scientific discovery.
Director: Akash Sherman | Stars: Patrick J. Adams, Troian Bellisario, Ennis Esmer, Kristen Hager
Votes: 5,802
6. Complicity (2018)
116 min | Drama
A Chinese man moves illegally to Japan in order to improve his life and gain opportunity. He buys and assumes a false identity at considerable cost and is, therefore, more than happy to ... See full summary »
Director: Kei Chika-ura | Stars: Yulai Lü, Tatsuya Fuji, Sayo Akasaka, Yasuyuki Hayashi
Votes: 263
7. Consequences (IV) (2019)
56 min | Thriller
Just released from prison, Jessie vows to do the right thing. Will his mistakes from the past outshine his future?
Director: Michael D. Anglin | Stars: Hannah Goldie Alltmont, Michael D. Anglin, John L. Armijo, Loran Bolding
Votes: 30
8. Emu Runner (2018)
95 min | Family
A spirited 8-year-old girl deals with the grief of her mother's death by forging a bond with a wild emu. This spiritual dreaming is a bond she will do anything to keep, but one that puts her at odds with the new social worker.
Director: Imogen Thomas | Stars: Rhae-Kye Waites, Wayne Blair, Stella Carter, Maurial Spearim
Votes: 149
9. Ever After (2018)
Not Rated | 90 min | Fantasy, Horror, Romance
It has been two years since a zombie virus epidemic infected all but two German cities. Vivi and Eva flee the struggling community in Weimar for the one other safe-haven: Jena.
Director: Carolina Hellsgård | Stars: Gro Swantje Kohlhof, Maja Lehrer, Trine Dyrholm, Barbara Philipp
Votes: 986
10. Farming (2018)
R | 101 min | Drama
Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he joins a white skinhead gang.
Director: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | Stars: Leke Adebayo, Ademola Adedoyin, Adejola Adeyemi, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Votes: 2,070
11. Fig Tree (I) (2018)
93 min | Drama
16 year old Jewish Mina, is trying to navigate between a surreal routine dictated by the civil war in Ethiopia and her last days of youth with her Christian boyfriend Eli. When she ... See full summary »
Director: Aalam-Warqe Davidian | Stars: Mareta Getachew, Yohannes Musa, Weyenshiet Belachew, Rodas Gizaw
Votes: 153
12. Firecrackers (2018)
TV-MA | 93 min | Drama
A teenage girl and her friend run into problems when they plan to leave town.
Director: Jasmin Mozaffari | Stars: Michaela Kurimsky, Karena Evans, Callum Thompson, David Kingston
Votes: 613
13. Float Like a Butterfly (2018)
PG | 104 min | Drama, History, Sport
From the producers of "Once" and "Sing Street", "Float Like a Butterfly" is a powerful, timely story of a girl's fight for freedom and belonging. In a gender-reversal of the classic film "... See full summary »
Director: Carmel Winters | Stars: Hazel Doupe, Dara Devaney, Johnny Collins, Hilda Fay
Votes: 370
14. Freaks (2018)
R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A bold girl discovers a bizarre, threatening, and mysterious new world beyond her front door after she escapes her father's protective and paranoid control.
Directors: Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, Amanda Crew
Votes: 40,414
15. Girl (II) (2018)
R | 105 min | Drama
A promising teenage dancer enrolls at a prestigious ballet school while grappling with her gender dysphoria.
Director: Lukas Dhont | Stars: Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart, Tijmen Govaerts
Votes: 16,994
16. Gwen (II) (2018)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, History, Horror
A folk tale set in the hills of Wales during the industrial revolution.
Director: William McGregor | Stars: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Jodie Innes, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Mark Lewis Jones
Votes: 5,756
17. Helmet Heads (2018)
84 min | Comedy, Drama
Mancha is an easygoing bike messenger with no big expectations in life. His only cares in the world are riding his motorcycle, being with his girlfriend Clara, and hanging out with his ... See full summary »
Director: Neto Villalobos | Stars: Daniela Mora, Janko Navarro, Charly Mora, Arturo Pardo
Votes: 79
18. Her Job (2018)
89 min | Drama
An oppressed woman discovers a new sense of self when she gets her first job as a cleaning woman in a shopping mall.
Director: Nikos Labôt | Stars: Marisha Triantafyllidou, Dimitris Imellos, Maria Filini, Eleni Karagiorgi
Votes: 742
19. Icebox (2018)
TV-14 | 88 min | Drama
A young boy becomes trapped inside America's rigid immigration process. (Feature adaptation of the 2016 short film, "Icebox.")
Director: Daniel Sawka | Stars: Genesis Rodriguez, Carrie Lazar, Sarah Minnich, Anthony Gonzalez
Votes: 821
20. Jirga (2018)
Not Rated | 78 min | Drama, War
Former Australian soldier, Mike Wheeler, returns to Afghanistan, seeking redemption from the family of a civilian man he killed during the war.
Director: Benjamin Gilmour | Stars: Sam Smith, Mohammad Mosam, Kefayat Lag Humani, Naqibullah Khan Shinwari
Votes: 433
21. Light as Feathers (2018)
86 min | Drama
15-year-old Eryk lives with his mother, grandmother and great-grandmother in a small village in Poland. He has a too-intimate relationship with his manipulative and dominant mother. Eryk is... See full summary »
Director: Rosanne Pel | Stars: Erik Walny, Ewa Makula, Klaudia Przybylska
Votes: 123
22. Lionheart (2018)
TV-PG | 95 min | Comedy
Running a company can be challenging, especially for a female in a male-dominated industry. Looking to prove her worth, Adaeze steps up to the challenge when health issues force her father to take a step back.
Director: Genevieve Nnaji | Stars: Genevieve Nnaji, Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie, Onyeka Onwenu
Votes: 1,540
23. Manta Ray (2018)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
Near a coastal village of Thailand, by the sea where thousands of Rohingya refugees have drowned, a local fisherman finds an injured man lying unconscious in the forest. He rescues the ... See full summary »
Director: Phuttiphong Aroonpheng | Stars: Aphisit Hama, Wanlop Rungkumjad, Rasmee Wayrana
Votes: 1,026
24. Føniks (2018)
85 min | Drama
From a young age, Jill has acted as the responsible adult in her small family. She cares for her loving but mentally unstable mother and her younger brother. The news that their estranged ... See full summary »
Director: Camilla Strøm Henriksen | Stars: Ylva Bjørkaas Thedin, Maria Bonnevie, Sverrir Gudnason, Casper Falck-Løvås
Votes: 303
25. Rafiki (2018)
83 min | Drama, Romance
"Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives," but Kena and Ziki long for something more. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.
Director: Wanuri Kahiu | Stars: Samantha Mugatsia, Neville Misati, Nice Githinji, Charlie Karumi
Votes: 3,294 | Gross: $0.14M
26. Screwdriver (2018)
108 min | Drama
Palestinian director Bassam Jarbawi's debut feature film tackles the physical and emotional toll of one man's return home after 15 years in an Israeli jail.
Director: Bassam Jarbawi | Stars: Ziad Bakri, Areen Omari, Jameel Khoury, Yasmine Qaddumi
Votes: 294
27. Summer Survivors (2018)
91 min | Drama
An ambitious young research psychologist, Indre, has reluctantly agreed to transport two patients from one psychiatric unit to another in exchange for research privileges at her clinic.
Director: Marija Kavtaradze | Stars: Adrija Cepaite-Palsauskiene, Gelmine Glemzaite, Vilija Grigaityte, Giedre Gudeikiene
Votes: 1,621
28. Tel Aviv on Fire (2018)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Salam is a consultant on a popular Palestinian TV series filmed in Ramallah who rather stupidly runs afoul of an Israeli checkpoint commander who uses his military influence to begin to manipulate Salam and the writing of the show.
Director: Sameh Zoabi | Stars: Kais Nashif, Lubna Azabal, Yaniv Biton, Nadim Sawalha
Votes: 2,578 | Gross: $0.45M
29. The Crossing (2018)
99 min | Crime, Drama
Studying in Hong Kong but living in Shenzhen (the port city of Mainland China), Peipei has spent 16 years in her life travelling between these two cities. To realize the dream of seeing ... See full summary »
Director: Xue Bai | Stars: Yao Huang, Sunny Sun, Carmen Soup, Hongjie Ni
Votes: 1,320
30. The Dig (2018)
Not Rated | 97 min | Thriller
After serving fifteen years for murder, Callahan returns home to find Sean, his victim's father searching for the body. Callahan soon realises that the only way to get rid of him is to help him dig.
Directors: Andy Tohill, Ryan Tohill | Stars: Moe Dunford, Emily Taaffe, Francis Magee, Lorcan Cranitch
Votes: 908
31. The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste Garcia (2018)
92 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Celeste is a widow living a tranquil, unadventurous existence in Havana, fulfilling her daily shifts as a tour guide at the local planetarium. One day when several "Cubans" mysteriously ... See full summary »
Director: Arturo Infante | Stars: María Isabel Díaz Lago, Faustino Pérez, Daisy Quintana, Omar Franco
Votes: 174
32. The Load (2018)
98 min | Drama
Vlada works as a truck driver during the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999. Tasked with transporting a mysterious load from Kosovo to Belgrade, he drives through unfamiliar territory, trying ... See full summary »
Director: Ognjen Glavonic | Stars: Leon Lucev, Novak Bilbija, Branko Perisic, Radoje Cupic
Votes: 1,775 | Gross: $0.02M
33. The Mercy of the Jungle (2018)
91 min | Crime, Drama, War
The Mercy of the jungle is a road movie that deals with wars in Congo through the eyes of two lost soldiers in the jungle by showcasing their struggle, weakness and hope.
Director: Joël Karekezi | Stars: Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga, Cédrick Mbongo Mbulu, Nsereko Mazinga Henry, Ibrahim Ahmed
Votes: 298
34. The Third Wife (2018)
R | 96 min | Drama
In 19th century rural Vietnam, May is ready to become the third wife of a wealthy landowner. Little does she know that her hidden desires will force her to decide between living in safety and being free.
Director: Ash Mayfair | Stars: Hong Chuong Nguyen, Long Le Vu, Nu Yên-Khê Tran, Maya
Votes: 2,293 | Gross: $0.08M
35. Tito and the Birds (2018)
73 min | Animation, Action, Drama
The film tells the story of a boy who is responsible, along with his father, for finding the cure for an illness that is contracted after the person takes a fright.
Directors: Gabriel Bitar, André Catoto, Gustavo Steinberg | Stars: Pedro Henrique, Denise Fraga, Matheus Nachtergaele, Mateus Solano
Votes: 732 | Gross: $0.00M
36. Too Late to Die Young (2018)
110 min | Drama
During the summer of 1990 in Chile, people begin to feel a growing sense of freedom and three teenagers face their first loves and fears.
Director: Dominga Sotomayor | Stars: Demian Hernández, Antar Machado, Magdalena Tótoro, Matías Oviedo
Votes: 1,402 | Gross: $0.01M
37. Touch Me Not (I) (2018)
Not Rated | 123 min | Drama
Together, a filmmaker and her characters venture into a personal research project about intimacy. On the fluid border between reality and fiction, Touch Me Not follows the emotional journeys of Laura, Tómas and Christian, offering a deeply empathic insight into their lives.
Director: Adina Pintilie | Stars: Laura Benson, Tómas Lemarquis, Christian Bayerlein, Grit Uhlemann
Votes: 3,025 | Gross: $0.01M
38. Kona fer í stríð (2018)
Not Rated | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Halla becomes a determined environmental activist, but this threatens a long-held hope of hers.
Director: Benedikt Erlingsson | Stars: Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Juan Camilo Román Estrada, Jörundur Ragnarsson
Votes: 11,287 | Gross: $0.85M
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