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Toronto International Film Festival
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<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Between Two Worlds</h6><p>Rajith, a young man, flees the city in which he lives and where violent confrontations are common. He goes to a village in a valley where the inhabitants seem to be still strongly influenced by an ol <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/ahasinwetei '>more ...</A></p></div> <div style='padding:10px'><h6>Face</h6><p>A tableau vivant adorned with Tsai Ming-Liang’s signature aesthetic portrays a special homage to the Nouvelle Vague and the Louvre, which co-produced the film and hosted its shooting.</p></div> <div style='padding:10px'><h6>Gaia</h6><p>A group of Native Americans discover a young woman, left for dead, in the Arizona desert and take her to their reservation. Through her relationship with American Natives she manages to re-connect wi <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/gaia '>more ...</A></p></div> <div style='padding:10px'><h6>Hiroshima</h6><p>Juan sings in a rock band, but he doesn’t talk much. He also works at a bakery during the night and sleeps most of the day. This is the story of one of his days and what happens when he wakes up. Hir <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/hiroshima '>more ...</A></p></div> <div style='padding:10px'><h6>I Am Love</h6><p>Academy Award®-winner Tilda Swinton stars in this drama about the devastating effects of a forbidden passion between a woman who belongs to a rich northern-Italian family and her son’s best friend, a <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/iamlove '>more ...</A></p></div> <div style='padding:10px'><h6>Independencia</h6><p>Mimicking early silent films, Independencia creates a lush metaphor that plays with cinematic illusions and the cultural and mythical history of the Philippines.</p></div> <div style='padding:10px'><h6>Irène</h6><p>Filmmaker Alain Cavalier turns his personal grief of becoming a widower into a first-person subjective documentary that focuses on his diary entries.</p></div> <div style='padding:10px'><h6>Karaoke</h6><p>Poetic, observant and allegorical, Karaoke juxtaposes a young man’s idealism with the reality of a changing Malaysia through karaoke videos.</p></div> <div style='padding:10px'><h6>Lebanon</h6><p>Set in June 1982 during the Israel-Lebanon War, the film follows a young and heroic tank crew that finds itself in a situation that cannot be contained. The crew copes with impossible conflicts, losi <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/lebanon '>more ...</A></p></div> <div style='padding:10px'><h6>Nymph</h6><p>A haunting supernatural love affair set in a mysterious forest between a nymph and a couple who have drifted apart.</p></div> <div style='padding:10px'><h6>To Die Like a Man</h6><p>In order to forgive and be forgiven for the slights endured over a long life as a transsexual club performer, Tonia devolves her body back into a male form and seeks reconciliation with her estranged <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/todielikeaman '>more ...</A></p></div> <div style='padding:10px'><h6>To the Sea</h6><p>Before their inevitable farewell, a young Mexican man and his half Italian son, Natan, embark on an epic journey to the second-largest coral reef on the planet.</p></div> <div style='padding:10px'><h6>Trash Humpers</h6><p>Harmony Korine returns to Gummo territory in this handheld video of a loser-gang cult-freak collective who do antisocial things in a nonnarrative way, except for the song-and-dance numbers.</p></div>
Visions
 
Between Two Worlds - Vimukthi Jayasundara
Face - Tsai Ming-liang
Gaia - Jason Lehel
Hiroshima - Pablo Stoll
I Am Love - Luca Guadagnino
Independencia - Raya Martin
Irène - Alain Cavalier
Karaoke - Chris Chong Chan Fui
Lebanon - Samuel Maoz
Nymph - Pen-ek Ratanaruang
To Die Like a Man - João Pedro Rodrigues
To the Sea - Pedro González-Rubio
Trash Humpers - Harmony Korine

Visions focuses on the innovative and is an exciting programme featuring the work of brazen newcomers and veteran filmmakers who are pushing the boundaries of contemporary cinema. It spotlights work that challenges our notion of mainstream cinema and explores experimental filmmaking techniques, new territory and technologies.