TIFF 2017: Discovery
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1. 1% (2017)
92 min | Crime
1% is set within the primal underworld of outlaw motorcycle club gangs. It follows the heir to the throne of a motorcycle club who has to betray his president to save his brother's life.
Director: Stephen McCallum | Stars: Eddie Baroo, Ryan Corr, Aaron Fa'aoso, Simone Kessell
Votes: 53
2. 3/4 (2017)
83 min | Drama
Mila is a gifted pianist with a bright future, yet her father pays more attention to the rings of Saturn than to her goals, and her brother tries to distract her with his unwanted talent ... See full summary »
Director: Ilian Metev | Stars: Mila Mihova, Nikolay Mashalov, Todor Veltchev, Simona Genkova
Votes: 131
3. Allure (IV) (2017)
105 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A house cleaner meets a teenaged girl and convinces her to run away and live with her in secret.
Directors: Carlos Sanchez, Jason Sanchez | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Julia Sarah Stone, Denis O'Hare, Maxim Roy
Votes: 419
4. Ava (II) (2017)
105 min | Drama, Romance
13-year-old Ava learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected, and she confronts the problem in her own way.
Director: Léa Mysius | Stars: Noée Abita, Laure Calamy, Juan Cano, Tamara Cano
Votes: 981
5. All You Can Eat Buddha (2017)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
At the Palacio, an all-inclusive resort in the carribean, Mike's arrival complicates the normal flow of operations. His voracious appetite, mysterious magnetism and unexpected miracles ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Lagarde | Stars: Sylvio Arriola, Ludovic Berthillot, Alexander Guerrero, Richard Jutras
Votes: 78
6. Apostasy (2017)
95 min | Drama
A faithful Jehovah's Witness is forced to shun her own sister because of a religious transgression. As the separation draws out, she starts to question the meaning of God's love.
Director: Dan Kokotajlo | Stars: Siobhan Finneran, Robert Emms, Steve Evets, Sacha Parkinson
Votes: 75
7. Black Cop (2017)
91 min | Drama
A black police officer is pushed to the edge, taking out his frustrations on the privileged community he's sworn to protect.
Director: Cory Bowles | Stars: Ronnie Rowe, Sophia Walker, Sebastien Labelle, Simon Paul Mutuyimana
Votes: 45
8. Cardinals (2017)
84 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When Valerie returns home from prison years after killing her neighbour in an apparent drunk driving accident, she wants nothing more than to move on - until the deceased's son shows up at ... See full summary »
Directors: Grayson Moore, Aidan Shipley | Stars: Sheila McCarthy, Katie Boland, Grace Glowicki, Noah Reid
Votes: 33
9. Disappearance (2017)
89 min | Drama
During a dramatic night, two young lovers run from hospital to hospital seeking for an help for some complications after their first time. They'll have to confront with the indifference of some doctors and avoid them to call their parents.
Director: Ali Asgari | Stars: Nazanin Ahmadi, Pedram Ansari, Sadaf Asgari, Mohammad Heidari
Votes: 128
10. Shang an de yu (2017)
90 min | Drama
A young boy searches a small fishing village for his parents from a past life.
Director: Kuo-An Lai | Stars: Jen-Shuo Cheng, Peggy Tseng, Run-yin Bai, Han-Yi Yao
Votes: 32
11. Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017)
120 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
Lives change forever when Tau, the young lion, kills two corrupt policemen in a South African shanty town.
Director: Michael Matthews | Stars: Garth Breytenbach, Zethu Dlomo, Kenneth Fok, Anthony Oseyemi
Votes: 115
12. Gutland (2017)
107 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A surrealist rural noir about a German thief who flees to a small Luxembourg village only to discover that the locals have secrets of their own.
Director: Govinda Van Maele | Stars: Vicky Krieps, Frederick Lau, Pit Bukowski, Gerdy Zint
Votes: 118
13. High Fantasy (2017)
71 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of young friends on a camping trip, deep in the South African countryside wake up to discover they have all swapped bodies. Their individual cultural heritage and experience of ... See full summary »
Director: Jenna Cato Bass | Stars: Qondiswa James, Nala Khumalo, Francesca Varrie Michel, Liza Scholtz
Votes: 54
14. Human Traces (2017)
87 min | Drama, Thriller
When a mysterious young man arrives on a remote Sub-Antarctic research station, secrets threaten the relationship of a married couple working on the island.
Director: Nic Gorman | Stars: Sophie Henderson, Mark Mitchinson, Vinnie Bennett, Sara Wiseman
Votes: 48
15. I Kill Giants (2017)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Barbara Thorson struggles through life by escaping into a fantasy life of magic and monsters.
Director: Anders Walter | Stars: Madison Wolfe, Zoe Saldana, Imogen Poots, Sydney Wade
Votes: 10,910
16. I Am Not a Witch (2017)
93 min | Drama
Following a banal incident in her local village, 8-year old girl Shula is accused of witchcraft. After a short trial she is found guilty, taken into state custody and exiled to a witch camp... See full summary »
Director: Rungano Nyoni | Stars: Benfors 'Wee Do, Boyd Banda, Kalundu Banda, Boniventure
Votes: 912
17. Indian Horse (2017)
101 min | Drama
Follows the life of Canadian First Nations boy, Saul Indian Horse, as he survives residential school and life amongst the racism of the 1970s. A talented hockey player, Saul must find his own path as he battles sterotypes and alcoholism.
Director: Stephen S. Campanelli | Stars: Sladen Peltier, Forrest Goodluck, Ajuawak Kapashesit, Michiel Huisman
Votes: 124
18. Kissing Candice (2017)
102 min | Drama
17 year old Candice longs to escape her seaside town and finds solace in her imagination. When her disillusionment calcifies into an obsession with a troubled stranger, she becomes entangled with a dangerous local gang.
Director: Aoife McArdle | Stars: Ann Skelly, Ryan Lincoln, Conall Keating, Ryan McParland
Votes: 75
19. Luk'Luk'I (2017)
90 min | Drama
A portrait of five Vancouverites living on society's fringes during the 2010 Winter Olympics, "Luk'Luk'I" takes us into uncharted territory, falling somewhere between a fiction we need to see and a documentary we wish didn't have to exist.
Director: Wayne Wapeemukwa | Stars: Angel Gates, Joe Buffalo, Ken Harrower, Eric Buurman
Votes: 20
20. Matar a Jesús (2017)
95 min | Drama
Lita witnesses the murder of her own father, a university professor. Frustrated over the local police she and her family starts to investigate the murder themselves. Located at the dark and... See full summary »
Director: Laura Mora Ortega | Stars: Natasha Jaramillo, Giovanny Rodríguez, Camilo Escobar, Carmenza Cossio
Votes: 334
21. Mary Goes Round (2017)
84 min | Drama
Mary is a substance abuse counsellor with a drinking problem. After getting arrested for drunk driving and losing her job, Mary returns to her hometown where she learns that her estranged ... See full summary »
Director: Molly McGlynn | Stars: Aya Cash, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Aaron Poole, Melanie Nicholls-King
Votes: 28
22. La Holandesa (2017)
92 min | Drama
Maud and Frank are on holiday in Chile. Their relationship is fragile and so is Maud. After many years of trying, it is time to face the fact that they will never have children. However, ... See full summary »
Director: Marleen Jonkman | Stars: Rifka Lodeizen, Guido Pollemans, Koke Santa Ana, Daniel Candia
Votes: 57
23. Stebuklas (2017)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
Close to bankruptcy, Irena, the owner of a struggling pig farm in tiny post-Communist town finds a surprising benefactor in a handsome American man who appears to be the answer to all her prayers.
Director: Egle Vertelyte | Stars: Egle Mikulionyte, Vyto Ruginis, Andrius Bialobzeskis, Daniel Olbrychski
Votes: 164
24. Montana (2017)
79 min | Drama
A young woman returns to her hometown following the death of her grandfather, and begins an affair with a married teacher in the debut feature from Israeli filmmaker Limor Shmila. Powerful ... See full summary »
Director: Limor Shmila | Stars: Noa Biron, Avi Malka, Hai Maor, Nadav Nir
Votes: 15
25. Never Steady, Never Still (2017)
112 min | Drama
A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.
Director: Kathleen Hepburn | Stars: Shirley Henderson, Théodore Pellerin, Mary Galloway, Nicholas Campbell
Votes: 59
26. Los Versos del Olvido (2017)
92 min | Drama
When the elderly caretaker of a remote morgue discovers the body of a young woman killed during a protest, he embarks on a magical odyssey to give her a proper burial before the militia returns.
Director: Alireza Khatami | Stars: Juan Margallo, Tomás del Estal, Manuel Morón, Itziar Aizpuru
Votes: 166
27. Oh Lucy! (2017)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
A lonely woman living in Tokyo decides to take an English class where she discovers her alter ego, Lucy.
Director: Atsuko Hirayanagi | Stars: Shinobu Terajima, Josh Hartnett, Kaho Minami, Kôji Yakusho
Votes: 581 | Gross: $0.29M
28. Princesita (2017)
71 min | Drama
Twelve-year-old Tamara lives within a cult that is ruled by the beliefs of its leader Miguel, who becomes obsessively convinced that Tamara is the "chosen one". But when she falls in love ... See full summary »
Director: Marialy Rivas | Stars: Nathalia Acevedo, Marcelo Alonso, Sara Caballero, Nahuel Cantillano
Votes: 65
29. Korparna (2017)
Drama
1970s, Sweden - Hard working farmer Agne (played by acclaimed actor Reine Brynolfsson) struggles with the harsh reality of his daily life, hoping his teenage son Klas will take over the ... See full summary »
Director: Jens Assur | Stars: Reine Brynolfsson, Peter Dalle, Maria Heiskanen, Jacob Nordström
Votes: 194
30. Scaffolding (2017)
90 min | Drama
17-year- old ASHER has always been the impulsive troublemaker, from primary school, all through junior high and high school. It's hard for him to concentrate in class, and he is compelled ... See full summary »
Director: Matan Yair | Stars: Asher Lax, Ami Smolartchik, Yaacov Cohen, Keren Berger
Votes: 218
31. The Butterfly Tree (2017)
97 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Evelyn, an ex-burlesque queen, bewitches single dad Al and his teenage son Fin with her zest for life. When father and son discover they are competing for the affections of the same woman, ... See full summary »
Director: Priscilla Cameron | Stars: Melissa George, Ewen Leslie, Ed Oxenbould, Sophie Lowe
Votes: 115
32. El futuro que viene (2017)
85 min | Drama
The Future Ahead charts the enduring friendship between Romina and Flor, from first love to first divorce. The film is written in three blocks, without flashbacks: Romina and Flor ... See full summary »
Director: Constanza Novick | Stars: Dolores Fonzi, Pilar Gamboa, José María Yazpik, Valeria Lois
Votes: 52
33. Sommerhäuser (2017)
97 min | Drama
Director: Sonja Kröner | Stars: Katja Brenner, Jonathan Bähr, Peter Clös, Günther Maria Halmer
Votes: 84
34. The Great Buddha + (2017)
102 min | Drama
Pickle is a night security guard at a bronze statue factory. His colleague, Belly Bottom, works as a recycling collector during the day, and Pickle's biggest pleasure in life is flicking ... See full summary »
Director: Hsin-yao Huang | Stars: Cres Chuang, Bamboo Chu-Sheng Chen, Leon Dai, Shao-Huai Chang
Votes: 1,177
35. Svanurinn (2017)
91 min | Drama
A wayward nine-year-old girl is sent to the countryside to work and mature, but finds herself instead deeply entangled in a drama she can hardly grasp.
Director: Ása Helga Hjörleifsdótirr | Stars: Thor Kristjansson, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Þuríður Blær Jóhannsdóttir, Gríma Valsdóttir
Votes: 99
36. Waru (2017)
88 min | Drama
A powerful and challenging story surrounding the tangi (funeral) of a small boy Waru who dies at the hands of his caregiver and how the boys death impacts the community.
Directors: Chelsea Cohen, Ainsley Gardiner, Casey Kaa, Renae Maihi, Awanui Simich-Pene, Briar Grace Smith, Paula Whetu Jones, Katie Wolfe | Stars: Awahina Rose Ashby, Jonny Brugh, Amber Cureen, Roimata Fox
Votes: 77
37. Fen bei ren sheng (2017)
91 min | Drama
A poor family struggles to cope with tragedy and mental illness in a fractured society.
Director: Seng Kiat Tan | Stars: Jack Tan, Sylvia Chang, Angel Chan, Mei Yan Gan
Votes: 62
38. Si-e-nui sa-rang (2017)
110 min | Drama
A married poet in South Korea falls for a teenage boy who works at the local doughnut shop.
Director: Yang-hee Kim | Stars: Ik-joon Yang, Hye-jin Jeon, Ga-ram Jung
Votes: 17
39. Tigre (2017)
91 min | Drama
A woman tries to reconnect with her estranged son during a visit to an island in the Tigre Delta.
Directors: Ulises Porra, Silvina Schnicer | Stars: Ornella D'Elía, Magalí Fernández, Marilu Marini, Tomas Raimondi
Votes: 21
40. Skyggenes dal (2017)
TV-14 | 91 min | Drama, Mystery
In this mystery drama we follow Aslak (6) in a quest for answers about recent tragic events. Valley of Shadows is a film in the tradition of the Scandinavian Gothic.
Director: Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen | Stars: Adam Ekeli, Kathrine Fagerland, Jørgen Langhelle, Jone Hope Larsen
Votes: 246
41. Village Rockstars (2017)
87 min | Drama
A young village girl in northeast India wants to start her own rock band.
Director: Rima Das | Stars: Bhanita Das, Basanti Das
Votes: 77
42. Vinterbrødre (2017)
94 min | Drama
A brother odyssey set in a worker environment during a cold winter. We follow two brothers, their routines, habits, rituals and a violent feud that erupts between them and another family.
Director: Hlynur Palmason | Stars: Elliott Crosset Hove, Simon Sears, Victoria Carmen Sonne, Lars Mikkelsen
Votes: 420