All Contemporary World Cinema articles
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Reviews‘Wildflower’: Toronto Review
The only child of intellectually disabled parents faces difficult decisions in this narratively conventional coming-of-age drama
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Reviews‘Tantura’: Sundance Review
Israeli documentary investigates controversial events at the Arab village of Tantura from 1948
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Reviews‘Nobody Has To Know’: Toronto Review
A case of amnesia rewrites the past in this surprising Scottish Highlands romance
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FeaturesToronto 2021 preview: Screen’s guide to Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery titles
The full line-up of world and international premieres in Toronto’s Contemporary World Cinema, Discovery and Midnight Madness programmes, with details on each title including sales contacts.
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FeaturesToronto 2020 preview: Screen’s guide to TIFF Docs, Discovery and World Cinema strands
Toronto International Film Festival (September 10-19) has this year selected 50 titles.
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Reviews‘You Will Die At Twenty’: Toronto Review
A young Sudanese boy struggles with a prophecy that proclaims he will die when he reaches the age of twenty
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Reviews‘Henry Glassie: Field Work’: Toronto Review
Cleverly constructed and heartfelt documentary about American folklorist Henry Glassie
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Reviews‘Maria’s Paradise’: Toronto Review
Big-screen treatment of a controversial Finnish preacher who claimed she could communicate with the dead
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Reviews‘Sea Fever’: Toronto Review
An Irish fishing trawler encounters a bizarre creature in forbidden waters
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Reviews‘The Barefoot Emperor’: Review
An king is poised to rule over a newly nationalist Europe after the collapse of the EU
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Reviews‘The County’: Review
An isolated Icelandic dairy farmer takes on a corrupt cooperative which threatens her livelihood
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NewsLevelK strikes five deals for Klaus Härö's 'One Last Deal' (exclusive)
Sales include Japan, Brazil and Taiwan.
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Reviews'The Crossing': Toronto Review
Impressive debut is set on the border between Hong Kong and China, where a schoolgirl embarks on a smuggling career
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Reviews'The Most Beautiful Couple': Toronto Review
The fallout from a vicious holiday rape continues to haunt a couple on their return to Germany
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Reviews'The Other Story': Toronto Review
An Israeli family try to tempt their daughter back from orthodox Judaism
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FeaturesToronto 2018 preview: Screen's guide to the Contemporary World Cinema titles
Films from India, South Africa, Uruguay and Finland all appear in this strand.
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Reviews'Montana': Haifa Review
A debut from Israel which is surprisingly light on its feet, given the weighty matters it addresses