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As In Heaven – TIFF21

A young woman’s faith is challenged over the course of a tragic night in As In Heaven. Lise (Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl) is the oldest child living on a 19th-century farm, who is preparing to go away to school, a choice supported by Lise’s mother Anna (Ida Cæcilie Rasmussen), but not so much by her absentee…

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Last Night in Soho – TIFF21

A fashion student is haunted by memories of an aspiring singer from the 1960s in Last Night in Soho. Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie) is a 1960s-obsessed young woman from the English countryside, who is accepted into the London College of Fashion. Unhappy with the living situation at her dorm, Eloise decides to rent a room in London’s…

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Titane – TIFF21

A woman with an obsession with cars poses as the missing son of a fire captain in Titane. As a child, Alexia (Agathe Rousselle) got into a car accident, resulting in a titanium plate being implanted in her skull. This leads to an unnatural connection to cars, which she uses to great success as a gyrating…

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Comala – TIFF21

A filmmaker seeks the truth about how his father came to be a hitman in Comala. Gian Cassini was shocked to read about the 2010 assassination of El Jimmy, a small-time hitman in Tijuana since the murdered hitman was his own estranged father. This prompts Gian to speak to his family members, including mother Eloisa, half-sister…

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Kicking Blood – TIFF21

A vampire takes in a suicidal alcoholic in Kicking Blood. Anna (Alanna Bale) is a vampire, who works during the day as a librarian with her elderly co-worker Bernice (Rosemary Dunsmore), while at night she hunts for blood with fellow vampires Boris (Benjamin Sutherland) and Nina (Ella Jonas Farlinger). One night, Anna comes across suicidal alcoholic…