TIFF16 / TIFFR

Thursday, September 08

6:00 PM — 7:42 PM

Message from the King

Chadwick Boseman, Teresa Palmer and Luke Evans star in this atmospheric revenge thriller from director Fabrice du Welz (Vinyan, Alléluia), about a mysterious traveller from South Africa combing the Los Angeles underworld for those responsible for the death of his sister.

Visa Screening Room (Elgin)

9:00 PM — 10:40 PM

The Sixth Beatle

Liverpool concert promoter and rock 'n' roll true believer Sam Leach offers a rollicking account of his role in raising the profile of The Beatles during their hardscrabble early years on the club circuit.

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Friday, September 09

11:30 AM — 1:00 PM

Free Fire

Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, and Cillian Murphy star in the hotly anticipated new film by Ben Wheatley (Kill List, High-Rise), about a weapons deal gone wrong that escalates into a manic, bullet-riddled standoff inside an abandoned warehouse.

Ryerson Theatre

4:15 PM — 5:44 PM

Lady Macbeth

Acclaimed theatre director William Oldroyd relocates Nikolai Leskov’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk to 19th-century England, in this Gothic tale about a young woman trapped in a marriage of convenience whose passionate affair unleashes a maelstrom of murder and mayhem on a country estate.

Winter Garden Theatre

6:15 PM — 7:51 PM

Catfight

A reunion between two old school friends (Sandra Oh and Anne Heche) sparks a no-holds-barred war of attrition, in this outrageously madcap black comedy.

Ryerson Theatre

9:15 PM — 10:43 PM

ARQ

Orphan Black screenwriter Tony Elliott makes his feature directorial debut with this brain-twisting sci-fi thriller, about a husband and wife (The Flash’s Robbie Amell and Jessica Jones’ Rachael Taylor) living in a dystopic future who become trapped in a mysterious time loop — one that may have something to do with an ongoing battle between an omnipotent corporation and a ragtag band of rebels.

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Saturday, September 10

9:30 AM — 11:03 AM

Before the Flood

Fisher Stevens' latest documentary (formerly titled The Turning Point) chronicles Leonardo DiCaprio's campaign to raise global awareness about the dangers of climate change in his role as a UN Ambassador of Peace.

Isabel Bader Theatre

12:30 PM — 2:26 PM

The Ivory Game

Wildlife activists and investigators put their lives on the line to battle the illegal African ivory trade, in this suspenseful on-the-ground documentary.

Isabel Bader Theatre

3:45 PM — 5:23 PM

Pyromaniac

Norwegian director Erik Skjoldbjærg (Insomnia) returns with this slow-burning psychological study about a young arsonist terrorizing a rural community.

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7:15 PM — 8:55 PM

Boundaries

A tiny island nation off Canada’s east coast enters the global arena when its natural resources become the focal point for international wheeling, dealing and politicking, in this energetic political satire from Quebec director Chloé Robichaud (Sarah Prefers to Run).

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9:45 PM — 11:28 PM

Interchange

A shell-shocked forensics photographer is drawn into a supernatural murder mystery that reveals Kuala Lampur’s underworld of ancient magic and sinister ritual.

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Sunday, September 11

8:45 AM — 10:14 AM

Weirdos

Canadian master Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo, The Tracey Fragments) teams with veteran playwright and screenwriter Daniel MacIvor for this offbeat coming-of-age comedy-drama, about two Nova Scotian teens who hit the road in July 1976 accompanied by the laconic ghost of (the still-living) Andy Warhol.

Isabel Bader Theatre

11:00 AM — 12:55 PM

Politics, Instructions Manual

A fascinating behind-the-scenes documentary about the rise of Podemos, the insurgent Spanish political party founded on the basis of a nationwide anti-austerity movement that dramatically upended the country’s traditional, hidebound two-party system.

Jackman Hall

2:45 PM — 4:14 PM

Mascots

Director Christopher Guest (Best in Show, A Mighty Wind) and members of his beloved stock company — Parker Posey, Bob Balaban, Jane Lynch, Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Begley Jr., and Fred Willard — along with new additions Chris O'Dowd and Zach Woods, usher us into the high-stakes world of professional sports mascots, who are engaged in a cutthroat competition for the annual "Gold Fluffy Award."

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5:45 PM — 7:13 PM

The Belko Experiment

Office politics turns into a real-life survival of the fittest when a group of co-workers are forced into a sick game of kill or be killed by sinister forces who lock down their building, in this gruesomely funny horror thriller from director Greg McLean (Wolf Creek) and writer James Gunn (Slither, Guardians of the Galaxy).

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10:30 PM — 12:04 AM

Mostly Sunny

Veteran filmmaker Dilip Mehta (Cooking with Stella) returns to the Festival with this fascinating documentary portrait of porn actress turned Bollywood starlet Sunny Leone.

Isabel Bader Theatre

Monday, September 12

11:00 AM — 12:56 PM

Nocturnal Animals

Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal and Armie Hammer headline the second feature from director Tom Ford (A Single Man), about a woman who is forced to confront the demons of her past as she is drawn into the world of a thriller novel written by her ex-husband.

Visa Screening Room (Elgin)

2:30 PM — 4:01 PM

Jackie

Provocative Chilean director Pablo Larraín (Tony Manero, No) depicts the events leading up to and following the assassination of JFK through the eyes of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (Natalie Portman).

Visa Screening Room (Elgin)

4:45 PM — 6:18 PM

WITHOUT NAME

A land surveyor discovers a dark secret deep within a dense forest, in this eco-horror thriller from first-time Irish filmmaker Lorcan Finnegan.

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

7:00 PM — 8:33 PM

Anatomy of Violence

Celebrated filmmaker Deepa Mehta investigates one of India’s most notorious crimes — the 2012 gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman on a Delhi bus — in her angry, impassioned and essential new film.

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Tuesday, September 13

12:00 PM — 1:56 PM

Bleed for This

Miles Teller and Aaron Eckhart star in this biopic of former world champion boxer Vinny Paz, who struggles to return to the ring after an accident leaves him severely injured.

Ryerson Theatre

4:00 PM — 5:12 PM

My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea

The title tells the tale in this inventive, beautiful and bizarre animated feature from acclaimed graphic novelist Dash Shaw, featuring the voices of Jason Schwartzman, Lena Dunham, Maya Rudolph, Susan Sarandon and Reggie Watts.

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

9:00 PM — 10:55 PM

The Bad Batch

A young girl wanders a savage desert wasteland in a dystopian future United States, in Ana Lily Amirpour’s highly anticipated follow-up to A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.

Ryerson Theatre

Wednesday, September 14

11:00 AM — 12:31 PM

Beauties of the Night

A captivating group portrait of iconic showgirls who enthralled thousands during the disco-era heyday of Mexico’s burlesque culture.

Jackman Hall

3:00 PM — 4:47 PM

Deepwater Horizon

Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Kate Hudson, and Gina Rodriguez headline this true-life disaster tale about the 2010 oil-rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that led to the biggest oil spill in US history.

Visa Screening Room (Elgin)

5:30 PM — 7:14 PM

The River of My Dreams: A Portrait of Gordon Pinsent

Director Brigitte Berman profiles Canadian icon Gordon Pinsent, who left Newfoundland in the late 1940s to launch a storied, seven-decade career as one of the leading actors and most beloved figures in Canadian film and television.

Bell Lightbox 2

9:15 PM — 10:43 PM

Prevenge

Alice Lowe (Sightseers) is a triple threat as the writer, director and star of this pitch-black comedy about a pregnant woman whose unborn child psychically spurs her on to murder.

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Thursday, September 15

12:00 PM — 1:48 PM

The Headhunter's Calling

A ruthless corporate headhunter (Gerard Butler) battles his rival for control of their job placement company, until a family tragedy brings his personal and professional lives into conflict.

Visa Screening Room (Elgin)

4:45 PM — 6:14 PM

Blair Witch

A man seeks answers to the disappearance of his sister by venturing into an ominous, potentially haunted forest, in this nerve-wracking found-footage thriller from Midnight Madness veterans Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett (You’re Next, The Guest).

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9:30 PM — 11:03 PM

Salt and Fire

Michael Shannon and Gael García Bernal star in this ecological thriller from the great Werner Herzog, about a scientist and a corporate CEO who must overcome their ideological differences in order to avert potential disaster from a volcano on the verge of eruption.

Visa Screening Room (Elgin)

Friday, September 16

12:00 PM — 1:38 PM

LBJ

Rob Reiner directs Woody Harrelson in the title role as legendary and controversial Texas politician Lyndon B. Johnson, who succeeded the assassinated John F. Kennedy as President of the United States and unexpectedly helped usher in a new era of civil rights — while plunging the country into the inferno of Vietnam.

Visa Screening Room (Elgin)

3:15 PM — 5:18 PM

Loving

Jeff Nichols (Mud) directs Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga in the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving, who waged a decade-long legal battle that led to the overturning of the state of Virginia’s law prohibiting interracial marriage.

Visa Screening Room (Elgin)

8:45 PM — 10:42 PM

Headshot

The indomitable Iko Uwais (The Raid) stars in this fast and furious actioner as an amnesiac whose mysterious past as a killing machine comes to the fore when he takes on the henchmen of a vengeful drug lord.

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Saturday, September 17

12:30 PM — 2:08 PM

Raw

A shy, vegetarian student at a veterinary college develops an insatiable lust for flesh as the result of a gruesome hazing ritual, in this grisly and gory tale of a cannibalistic coming of age.

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3:00 PM — 5:00 PM

The Birth of a Nation

Writer-director Nate Parker reclaims the title of D.W. Griffith’s KKK-boosting 1916 milestone for this epic chronicle of the life of Nat Turner, who led a slave rebellion against white plantation owners in 1831 Virginia.

Princess of Wales

8:00 PM — 9:50 PM

Colossal

A going-nowhere party girl (Anne Hathaway) discovers a mysterious connection between herself and a giant monster wreaking havoc on the other side of the globe.

Winter Garden Theatre

Sunday, September 18

12:15 PM — 1:59 PM

Into the Inferno

The great Werner Herzog teams up with volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer for this globe-trotting tour of some of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes.

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

3:00 PM — 4:40 PM

Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nanette Burstein (On the Ropes, The Kid Stays in the Picture) delves into the strange story of John McAfee, who went from millionaire software mogul to yogi, Kurtz-like jungle recluse to potential murderer, and most recently a prospective presidential candidate for the American Libertarian Party.

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

8:30 PM — 10:02 PM

Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

This timely and inspirational documentary chronicles legendary writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs’ battle to save historic NYC neighbourhoods from the draconian redevelopment plans of ruthless power broker Robert Moses in the 1960s.

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