TIFF 2022: 5 Must-See Movies Playing at the Toronto International Film Festival
The 2022 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will return September 8-18 for its 46th year. Known as one of the largest film festivals in the world, the event will open with Sally El Hosaini's The Swimmers, a drama flick about the real-life story of Yusra Mardini. Upon fleeing Syria, the teenage Olympian refugee (along with her sister and a few other onboard swimmers) drag a small boat of refugees across the Aegean Sea after its motor stops working. The movie stars sisters Nathalie Issa and Manal Issa as Yusra and Sarah Mardini, along with Army of Thieves’ Matthias Schweighöfer.
TIFF will close with Mary Harron's Dalíland, which sees Ezra Miller (who has been in some hot water lately) and Ben Kinglsey sharing the portrayal of surrealist painter Salvador Dalí, as the movie follows the artist and his wife-slash-muse, Gala Lear, in their later years. Andreja Pejić will portray Gala, with actors Rupert Graves (Sherlock) and Suki Waterhouse in supporting roles.
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Between these two movies, roughly 200 feature films will screen, including world premieres, new releases, and some solid throwbacks—like The Mummy and a 30th-anniversary screening of A League of Their Own, which are both part of TIFF’s Festival Street program. Here are five must-see movies to catch at the film festival. Our list includes two highly-anticipated titles, an “intimate drama” led by Brendan Fraser, a directorial debut starring a buzzworthy actor, and a fan-favorite book adaptation seeking distribution (also a feature directorial debut).
Detective Benoit Blanc is back—and this time, with a new mystery! The sequel to the acclaimed whodunit, Knives Out, will make its world premiere at TIFF on September 10
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