(TIFF) Toronto International Film Festival 2019 l Contemporary World Cinema
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1. Bacurau (2019)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After the death of her grandmother, Teresa comes home to her matriarchal village in a near-future Brazil to find a succession of sinister events that mobilizes all of its residents.
Directors: Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Thardelly Lima
Votes: 30,709
2. The Perfect Candidate (2019)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
A determined young Saudi doctor's surprise run for office in the local city elections sweeps up her family and community as they struggle to accept their town's first female candidate.
Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour | Stars: Mila Al Zahrani, Dae Al Hilali, Nora Al Awad, Khalid Abdulraheem
Votes: 2,122
3. Atlantics (2019)
TV-14 | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
In a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.
Director: Mati Diop | Stars: Mame Bineta Sane, Amadou Mbow, Traore, Nicole Sougou
Votes: 10,509
4. Synonyms (2019)
Unrated | 123 min | Comedy, Drama
A young Israeli man absconds to Paris to flee his nationality, aided by his trusty Franco-Israeli dictionary.
Director: Nadav Lapid | Stars: Tom Mercier, Quentin Dolmaire, Louise Chevillotte, Uria Hayik
Votes: 6,294
5. 37 Seconds (2019)
115 min | Drama
Yuma is a young Japanese woman with cerebral palsy. Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, she struggles to lead a self-determined life.
Director: Hikari | Stars: Makiko Watanabe, Nanami Kawakami, Eita Okuno, Yuka Itaya
Votes: 3,116
6. Adam (IV) (2019)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
Abla runs a modest local bakery from her home in Casablanca where she lives alone with her 8-year-old daughter, Warda. When Samia, a young pregnant woman, knocks on their door, Abla is far from imagining that her life will change forever.
Director: Maryam Touzani | Stars: Lubna Azabal, Nisrin Erradi, Douae Belkhaouda, Aziz Hattab
Votes: 1,881
7. Arab Blues (2019)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
After years abroad in Paris, Selma returns to Tunis with the dream of opening up her own psychotherapy practice.
Director: Manele Labidi | Stars: Golshifteh Farahani, Majd Mastoura, Aïsha Ben Miled, Feryel Chammari
Votes: 3,914
8. Atlantis (2019)
108 min | Drama, War
A soldier suffering from PTSD befriends a young volunteer hoping to restore peaceful energy to a war-torn society.
Director: Valentyn Vasyanovych | Stars: Andriy Rymaruk, Liudmyla Bileka, Vasyl Antoniak, Lily Hyde
Votes: 2,672
9. Balloon (2019)
102 min | Drama
A family struggles against the conflicting dictates of nature, spirituality, politics, and free will.
Director: Pema Tseden | Stars: Sonam Wangmo, Jinpa, Yangshik Tso, Druklha Dorje
Votes: 964
10. Beanpole (2019)
Unrated | 130 min | Drama, War
1945, Leningrad. WWII has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.
Director: Kantemir Balagov | Stars: Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina, Andrey Bykov, Igor Shirokov
Votes: 12,261
11. Blow the Man Down (2019)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mary Beth and Priscilla Connolly attempt to cover up a gruesome run-in with a dangerous man. To conceal their crime, the sisters must go deep into the criminal underbelly of their hometown, uncovering the town's darkest secrets.
Directors: Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy | Stars: David Coffin, David Pridemore, Adam Wolf Mayerson, Mark S. Cartier
Votes: 12,188
12. The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
TV-MA | 105 min | Drama
After a chance encounter on the street, a woman tries to encourage a pregnant domestic abuse victim to seek help.
Directors: Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers | Stars: Violet Nelson, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Charlie Hannah, Barbara Eve Harris
Votes: 865
13. Bombay Rose (2019)
PG-13 | 97 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
BOMBAY ROSE is a beautiful hand-painted animation created by award winning animator Gitanjali Rao. Amidst the bustle of a magnetic and multifaceted city, the budding love between two dreamers is tested by duty and religious divides.
Director: Gitanjali Rao | Stars: Cyli Khare, Amit Deondi, Gargi Shitole, Makrand Deshpande
Votes: 817
14. Chicuarotes (2019)
TV-14 | 95 min | Crime, Drama
A group of teenagers in Mexico City set out to enrich their lives.
Director: Gael García Bernal | Stars: Benny Emmanuel, Leidi Gutiérrez, Gabriel Carbajal, Daniel Giménez Cacho
Votes: 3,367
15. The Climb (2019)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
A look at the friendship between two guys that spans over many years.
Director: Michael Angelo Covino | Stars: Kyle Marvin, Michael Angelo Covino, Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam
Votes: 5,155
16. The County (2019)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
A widowed farmer begins a new life on her own terms by fighting against corruption and injustice in her community.
Director: Grímur Hákonarson | Stars: Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, Ævar Þór Benediktsson, Þorsteinn Gunnar Bjarnason
Votes: 1,639
17. Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance
Juha has lost his wife in a drowning accident. Years after he still feels numb and unable to connect with people. Meeting Mona, a dominatrix, changes everything.
Director: J.-P. Valkeapää | Stars: Pekka Strang, Ester Geislerová, Ellen Karppo, Armands Reinis
Votes: 6,978
18. The Father (2019)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
Vasil has just lost his long-time partner in life, his wife Valentina. When a woman at her funeral proclaims that the dead woman called her cell phone, Vasil seeks out the help of a ... See full summary »
Directors: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov | Stars: Ivan Barnev, Ivan Savov, Tanya Shahova, Hristofor Nedkov
Votes: 702
19. Flatland (2019)
117 min | Adventure, Western
A contemporary Western, a journey of self-discovery for three different but equally trapped women. A portrait of femininity against a hostile land, questioning what it means to be a woman today in South Africa and the world at large.
Director: Jenna Cato Bass | Stars: Faith Baloyi, Nicole Fortuin, Izel Bezuidenhout, Eric Nobbs
Votes: 263
20. A Girl Missing (2019)
111 min | Drama, Mystery
A home-care nurse's relationship with the family she has spent years working for is threatened when her nephew is arrested for kidnapping their daughter.
Director: Kôji Fukada | Stars: Mariko Tsutsui, Mikako Ichikawa, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Kentez Asaka
Votes: 1,160
21. Hala (2019)
R | 94 min | Drama
Muslim teenager Hala copes with the unraveling of her family as she comes into her own.
Director: Minhal Baig | Stars: Geraldine Viswanathan, Jack Kilmer, Gabriel Luna, Purbi Joshi
Votes: 3,022
22. Instinct (III) (2019)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In spite of her expertise and experience, a seasoned psychologist is completely infatuated by the sex offender she is treating in a penal institution.
Director: Halina Reijn | Stars: Carice van Houten, Marwan Kenzari, Marie-Mae van Zuilen, Pieter Embrechts
Votes: 2,865
23. Invisible Life (2019)
R | 139 min | Drama
Kept apart by a terrible lie and a conservative society, two sisters born in Rio de Janeiro make their way through life each believing the other is living out her dreams half a world away.
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Julia Stockler, Carol Duarte, Flávia Gusmão, António Fonseca
Votes: 9,671
24. Knuckle City (2019)
TV-MA | 124 min | Crime
An aging, womanizing professional boxer and his career-criminal brother take one last shot at success and get more than they've bargained for.
Director: Jahmil X.T. Qubeka | Stars: Zolisa Xaluva, Sivuyile Ngesi, Angela Sithole, Patrick Ndlovu
Votes: 255
25. The Long Walk (2019)
116 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An old Laotian hermit discovers that the ghost of a road accident victim can transport him back in time fifty years to the moment of his mother's painful death.
Director: Mattie Do | Stars: Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy, Vilouna Phetmany, Por Silatsa, Noutnapha Soydara
Votes: 659
26. Mariam (2019)
75 min | Drama
In Zhanash, a far-away village nestled on the Kazakh Steppe, 400 kilometers away from Almaty - and another three kilometers by foot on a dirt path off the main road - Mariam (Meruert ... See full summary »
Director: Sharipa Urazbayeva | Stars: Meruert Sabbusinova, Hamza Koksebek, Almas Bektibayev, Edihe Ahmet
Votes: 90
27. Les Misérables (2019)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A cop from the provinces moves to Paris to join the Anti-Crime Brigade of Montfermeil, discovering an underworld where the tensions between the different groups mark the rhythm.
Director: Ladj Ly | Stars: Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga, Issa Perica
Votes: 28,317 | Gross: $0.33M
28. Red Fields (2019)
90 min | Drama, Musical
This is the story of Mami, a young woman who was born and raised in a small impoverished town down south. She works at the snack bar at the local gas station and is in love with Nissim, her... See full summary »
Director: Keren Yedaya | Stars: Neta Elkayam, Ami Abu, Riki Gal, Yuval Banai
Votes: 81
29. So Long, My Son (2019)
185 min | Drama
Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.
Director: Xiaoshuai Wang | Stars: Jingchun Wang, Mei Yong, Xi Qi, Roy Wang
Votes: 5,284
30. South Terminal (2019)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
In a country plunging into armed conflict, a doctor tries to do his duty against all odds, until the day his destiny is turned upside down.
Director: Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche | Stars: Ramzy Bedia, Amel Brahim-Djelloul, Slimane Dazi, Salim Ameur-Zaïmeche
Votes: 388
31. Spider (2019)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Three friends are part of an opposition group in the chaotic Chile of the early 70's and together commit a political crime that changes the history of the country and incidentally involves them in a betrayal that separates them forever.
Director: Andrés Wood | Stars: Mercedes Morán, María Valverde, Marcelo Alonso, Pedro Fontaine
Votes: 951
32. Verdict (I) (2019)
126 min | Crime, Drama
Battered wife Joy stands up for justice against her alcoholic husband Dante in a turmoil process of the justice system.
Director: Raymund Ribay Gutierrez | Stars: Max Eigenmann, Kristoffer King, Jordhen Suan, Rene Durian
Votes: 617
33. La Llorona (2019)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
An aging paranoid war criminal, protected by his faithful wife, faces death while being haunted by the ghosts of his past.
Director: Jayro Bustamante | Stars: María Mercedes Coroy, Sabrina De La Hoz, Margarita Kenéfic, Julio Diaz
Votes: 7,754
34. White Lie (I) (2019)
TV-MA | 96 min | Drama
A popular undergrad faking cancer struggles to maintain her secret.
Directors: Yonah Lewis, Calvin Thomas | Stars: Kacey Rohl, Amber Anderson, Martin Donovan, Thomas Antony Olajide
Votes: 2,780
35. A White, White Day (2019)
Unrated | 109 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An off duty police begins to suspect a local man for having had an affair with his recently dead wife. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones.
Director: Hlynur Pálmason | Stars: Ingvar Sigurdsson, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir
Votes: 5,896
36. You Will Die at 20 (2019)
103 min | Drama
Shortly after Muzamil was born, the village's holy man predicts that he will die at age 20. Muzamil's father can't stand the curse and leaves home. Sakina raises her son as a single mother, overly protective. One day, Muzamil turns 19.
Director: Amjad Abu Alala | Stars: Mustafa Shehata, Islam Mubarak, Mahmoud Maysara Elsaraj, Bonna Khalid
Votes: 2,669
37. And the Birds Rained Down (2019)
127 min | Drama
Three elderly hermits live in the woods. While wildfires threaten the region, their quiet life is about to be shaken by the arrival of two women - A story of intertwined destinies, where love can happen at any age.
Director: Louise Archambault | Stars: Andrée Lachapelle, Gilbert Sicotte, Rémy Girard, Kenneth Welsh
Votes: 756
38. Antigone (I) (2019)
109 min | Crime, Drama
A modern adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy which falls within a social realism. To the law of men, the young Antigone apposes her own sets of values.
Director: Sophie Deraspe | Stars: Nahéma Ricci, Rachida Oussaada, Nour Belkhiria, Rawad El-Zein
Votes: 1,869
39. The Barefoot Emperor (2019)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
How the last King of the Belgians becomes the first Emperor of Europe.
Directors: Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth | Stars: Peter Van den Begin, Lucie Debay, Udo Kier, Geraldine Chaplin
Votes: 360
40. Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies (2019)
95 min | Drama
A suburban wife and mother longs to escape the monotony of her daily routine and the stress caused by her underwhelming adult children.
Director: Edward Burns | Stars: Jennifer Ehle, Edward Burns, Hannah Dunne, Brian Wiles
Votes: 38
41. Castle in the Ground (2019)
TV-MA | 105 min | Drama
After the untimely death of his mother, a teenager befriends his charismatic but troubled next-door neighbor and becomes embroiled in a world of addiction and violence just as the opioid epidemic takes hold of their small town.
Director: Joey Klein | Stars: Imogen Poots, Neve Campbell, Alex Wolff, Keir Gilchrist
Votes: 1,010
42. Corpus Christi (2019)
Unrated | 115 min | Drama
Daniel experiences a spiritual transformation in a detention center. Although his criminal record prevents him from applying to the seminary, he has no intention of giving up his dream and decides to minister a small-town parish.
Director: Jan Komasa | Stars: Bartosz Bielenia, Aleksandra Konieczna, Eliza Rycembel, Tomasz Zietek
Votes: 21,904
43. Henry Glassie: Field Work (2019)
105 min | Documentary
The worldwide travels and unique cultural finds of renowned American folklorist Henry Glassie are enthralling chronicled in this portrait by director Pat Collins.
Director: Pat Collins | Stars: Henry Glassie, Pravina Shukla, Samuel Rodrigues, Rosalvo Santanna
Votes: 49
44. Incitement (2019)
123 min | Thriller
Details the year leading to the assassination of Israel's Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995), from the point of view of the assassin.
Director: Yaron Zilberman | Stars: Yehuda Nahari Halevi, Amitay Yaish Ben Ousilio, Anat Ravnitzki, Yoav Levi
Votes: 826
45. Jallikattu (2019)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A portrait of a remote village where a buffalo escapes and causes a frenzy of ecstatic violence.
Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery | Stars: Antony Varghese, Chemban Vinod Jose, Sabumon Abdusamad, Jaffer Idukki
Votes: 9,051
46. The Last Porno Show (2019)
90 min | Drama
Wayne, a struggling method actor, inherits the city's last porno cinema from his estranged father Al. Seeing this as an unconventional opportunity to reconcile their relationship, Wayne ... See full summary »
Director: Kire Paputts | Stars: Nathanael Chadwick, Mickey Vos, Victoria Dunsmore, Amaan Morrell
Votes: 147
47. Made in Bangladesh (2019)
95 min | Drama
Shimu fled her village as a child when her stepmother threatened to marry her off to a middle-aged man. Now 23 and living in the capital, she works grueling hours for paltry sums at a textile factory while her husband searches for work.
Director: Rubaiyat Hossain | Stars: Shahana Goswami, Rikita Nandini Shimu, Momena Chowdhury, Novera Rahman
Votes: 477
48. Maria's Paradise (2019)
110 min | Drama, Thriller
The orphan Salome is the servant and devout follower of Maria Åkerblom, a charismatic sect leader. But as Salome befriends a rebellious outsider and starts to have doubts, Maria turns dangerous.
Director: Zaida Bergroth | Stars: Pihla Viitala, Satu Tuuli Karhu, Saga Sarkola, Elina Knihtilä
Votes: 430
49. Nobadi (2019)
89 min | Drama
A grumpy old man enlists the help of an Afghani migrant to bury his dead dog, and as the two dredge through prejudices to find common ground, their day takes an unexpected turn.
Director: Karl Markovics | Stars: Heinz Trixner, Borhanulddin Hassan Zadeh, Konstanze Dutzi, Maria Fliri
Votes: 277
50. Our Lady of the Nile (2019)
93 min | Drama
A coming-of-age story about of a group of Rwandan schoolgirls at a Belgian-run Catholic boarding school.
Director: Atiq Rahimi | Stars: Amanda Mugabezaki, Albina Kirenga, Malaika Uwamahoro, Clariella Bizimana
Votes: 723
51. Harpiks (2019)
92 min | Thriller
The dangerous paranoia lurking beneath the seemingly idyllic existence of a family of hermits living on a remote island begins to come to the fore when their daughter starts to question her parents' worldview.
Director: Daniel Borgman | Stars: Vivelill Søgaard Holm, Peter Plaugborg, Sofie Gråbøl, Ghita Nørby
Votes: 267
52. A Sun (2019)
156 min | Crime, Drama
A family of four fractures under the weight of unmet expectations, unexpected tragedy, and uncompromising pride.
Director: Mong-Hong Chung | Stars: Chien-Ho Wu, Yi-Wen Chen, Samantha Shu-Chin Ko, Kuan-Ting Liu
Votes: 10,208
53. Tammy's Always Dying (2019)
85 min | Drama
Catherine, a young woman forced to care for her embarrassing alcoholic mother, decides to flee her life of poverty and appear on a sleazy talk show after her mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Director: Amy Jo Johnson | Stars: Felicity Huffman, Anastasia Phillips, Clark Johnson, Lauren Holly
Votes: 429
54. Three Summers (2019)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
Over a trio of summers, a caretaker for luxury condominiums relies on her resourcefulness and her eye for opportunity to take advantage of whatever comes her way as her employers are caught in major corruption scandals.
Director: Sandra Kogut | Stars: Regina Casé, Rogério Fróes, Gisele Fróes, Jéssica Ellen
Votes: 606
55. The Wild Goose Lake (2019)
113 min | Crime, Drama
A gangster on the run sacrifices everything for his family and a woman he meets while on the lam.
Director: Yi'nan Diao | Stars: Ge Hu, Gwei Lun-Mei, Fan Liao, Regina Wan
Votes: 7,885
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