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Published by Toronto Film Festival Dailies
Sep 12, 2015
The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival takes place Thursday, September 10-20, 2026 in Canada's most vibrant and exciting metropolis, it has become one of the most important...

Norwegian Films in Toronto 2015

Special Presentation

The Wave

Director: Roar Uthaug

The experienced geologist Kristian Eikfjord has accepted a job offer out of town. He is getting ready to move from the city of Geiranger with his family, when he and his colleagues measure small geological changes in the underground. Kristian gets worried and his worst nightmare is about to come true, when the alarm goes off and the disaster is inevitable. With less than 10 minutes to react, it becomes a race against time in order to save as many as possible including his own family. Read more...

 

 

 

 

Screenings:

Fri, Sept  11

Mon, Sept 14

Wed, Sept 16

Thu, Sept 17 



 

 



2:00   PM

11.15 AM

9:00   PM

5:00   PM



 

 



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Ryerson Theatre

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Special Presentation

Louder Than Bombs

Director: Joachim Trier

An upcoming exhibition celebrating renowned photographer Isabelle Reed three years after her untimely death brings her eldest son back to the family house - forcing him to spend more time with his father and withdrawn younger brother than he has in years. With the three of them under the same roof, the father Gene tries desperately to connect with his two sons, but they struggle to reconcile their feelings about the wife and mother they remember so differently. Read more...

 

 

 
         

 

 

Screenings:

Sun, Sept 13

Tue, Sept 15

Wed, Sept 16

Fri, Sept 18 

 

 

 



11:45  AM

5:45    PM

12:00  PM

8:00    PM



 

 



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Ryerson Theatre

Ryerson Theatre

Winter Garden Theatre

 

 
           

 

 
                 

 

 

Contemporary World Cinema

Homesick

Director: Anne Sewitsky

When Charlotte, 27, meets her brother Henrik, 35, for the first time as an adult, it becomes an encounter without boundaries, between two people who don't know what a normal family is. How does sibling love manifest itself if you have never experienced it before? Homesick is an unusual family drama about seeking a family, and breaking every rule to be one.. Read more...

 

 

 

 

Screenings:

Thu, Sept 10 

Tue, Sept 15

Thu, Sept 17

Sun, Sept 20

 

 



10:00 AM

10:00 PM

7:00   PM

3.30   PM

 

 



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Short Cuts

Bird Hearts

Director: Halfan Ullmann Tøndel

Benjamin and Maya share a life and an apartment in the center of Oslo. On the occasion of Benjamins 26th birthday, Tobias, Benjamins younger and more successful brother, comes to visit for the weekend. During a late night dinner party with friends, Maya tells a story about a sexual experience she had in Brazil. As a consequence, Benjamins insecurities and vulnerabilities begin to surface.Bird Hearts is a film about gender roles and jealousy, sex and family - and the tricky power of the stories lovers tell.. Read more..

 

 

 
         

 

 

Screenings:

Thu, Sept 16

Fri, Sept 17 

Sun, Sept 20

 

 



10:00 AM

11:15 AM

6:00   PM

 



Scotiabank 13

Scotiabank 5 | Press & Industry

Scotiabank 11

 
           

 

 
                 

 

 

Short Cuts

Oslo's Rose

Nader is too busy fulfilling his own expectations in life and it holds him back. He has been head over heels in love with Janne for two years and it affects both his creativity and work. But now, suddenly he sees a possibility to move on. Nader dives into the assignment with his heart first. Read more...

 

 

 

 

Screenings

Wed, Sept 16

Thu, Sept 17

Sun, Sept 20

 



6:45 PM

8:45 AM

3:15 PM

 



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Scotiabank 5 I Press & Industry

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Co-Productions

 

 

 

Masters

Every Thing Will Be Fine

Director: Wim Wenders





 

 

Contemporary World Cinema

Lamb

Director: Yared Zeleke



 

 
           

 

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