Twenty films have been assigned to the TIFF team for upcoming coverage, and coverage will begin Friday morning. The lineup includes films that premiered at Cannes, Venice, and Telluride alongside Canadian premieres. The focus highlights new hits that will screen in Canada for the first time. Saoirse Ronan stars in Bad Apples as an elementary teacher confronting a disruptive child, community indifference, and her own choices. Nicholas Hytner directs a wartime drama propelled by Ralph Fiennes depicting a choir director assembling an ensemble during the First World War.
Consider this a preview for not just the films you're going to see in months to come, but reviews you're going to read on this site over the next ten days. All 20 of these films have been assigned to our TIFF team, including Marya E. Gates, Zachary Lee, Jason Bailey, Monica Castillo, and yours truly.
Ronan plays Maria, an elementary teacher at a ritzy private school, whose class is plagued by the epic bad behaviour of one extremely foul mouthed and disruptive child, Danny. After he has a violent altercation with another student, Maria is forced to take action. And when Danny doesn't show up for the next few days, she is shocked at how easily the parents accept his absence - and don't want him back. As things spiral even further out of control, Maria is caught between her own bad choices, the utter lack of concern from her community, and the less-than-angelic behaviour of her other students.
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