Panorama

An array of remarkable narrative lms from every corner of the globe. Panorama

Aftersun

CHARLOTTE WELLS, UK/USA, 2022, 98 MIN.

FRI SEP 30 SUN OCT 2 6:30 PM 9:15 PM IN09 IN09

With their strong resemblance and rapport, Calum (Paul Mescal) and Sophie (Frankie Corio), his 11-year-old daughter, are often mistaken for siblings. Away on a discount holiday in Turkey, they conduct themselves like impish kids playing hooky. However, Calum’s personal demons are about to come calling. Charlotte Wells demonstrates a gentle command of emotional complexities, as well as astonishing formal prowess as her acclaimed feature debut reminds us how life’s turning points often arrive without warning.

Cast Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall Prod Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak

The Beasts

As bestas

RODRIGO SOROGOYEN, SPAIN/FRANCE, 2022, 137 MIN.

THU SEP 29 FRI OCT 7 SUN OCT 9 3:15 PM 3:45 PM 6:15 PM

North American Premiere. In this gripping, tense rural thriller about a French couple trying to make a new life by starting a farm and xing abandoned homes in Galicia, Spain, director Rodrigo Sorogoyen presents the feral underbelly of country life where tensions between foreigners and locals, educated and uneducated, brutally come to the fore.

Cast Denis Ménochet, Marina Foïs, Luis Zahera, Diego Anido, Marie Colomb Prod Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé, Sandra Tapia Díaz, Eduardo Villanueva, Nacho Lavilla, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Jean Labadie, Anne-Laure Labadie, Thomas Pibarot

The Blue Caftan

MARYAM TOUZANI, MOROCCO/FRANCE/BELGIUM/ DENMARK, 2022, 122 MIN.

THU OCT 6 9:00 PM IN10 SAT OCT 8 3:45 PM IN10

Richly erotic and deeply moving, Maryam Touzani’s queer-themed lm takes us to urban Morocco and into the lives of three beautiful souls. Halim (Saleh Bakri) is a master tailor; Mina (Lubna Azabal) is his loyal wife; Youssef (Ayoub Missioui) is the man who slowly comes between them. Touzani creates human portraits that are as powerful in their physicality as they are relatable in their psychology. This is a loving, sensuous, gently radiant lm—a triumph of sympathetic imagination.

Cast Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri, Ayoub Missioui Prod Nabil Ayouch

Carajita

SILVINA SCHNICER, ULISES PORRA GUARDIOLA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/ARGENTINA, 2021, 89 MIN.

THU SEP 29 8:30 PM IN08 MON OCT 3 4:15 PM CINE FROM SUN OCT 2 CONN

Canadian Premiere. Yarisa and Sara are not mother and daughter, but they might as well be. In the Dominican Republic, Yarisa works for Sara’s wealthy, powerful family as a maid, but more importantly, as Sara’s beloved nanny. At times, Sara even seems to take priority over Yarisa’s own daughter, who strives to be closer to her distant mother. When Yarisa suffers a personal tragedy, she must re-evaluate the last two decades of her life and her relationship with the family to whom she has given so much of her heart and soul.

Dos estaciones

JUAN PABLO GONZÁLEZ, MEXICO/FRANCE/USA, 2022, 99 MIN.

FRI OCT 7 9:15 PM IN10 SUN OCT 9 4:15 PM IN10

Canadian Premiere. Juan Pablo González’s rst narrative feature tackles the desolate e ects of globalization on culture, tradition, and a generations-led tequila industry. Knowledgeable, magnanimous, and full of pride in both her craft and societal status, María Garcia (played by Teresa Sánchez) slowly reveals her loneliness, longing, and leashed passion while single-mindedly focused on saving her family’s legacy. Winner of a Special Jury Award for acting at Sundance and the True Vision Award at the True/False Film Festival.

Cast Teresa Sánchez, Rafaela Fuentes, Manuel García-Rulfo, José Galindo Prod Jamie Gonçalves, Ilana Coleman, Bruna Haddad, Makena Buchanan

Falcon Lake

CHARLOTTE LE BON, CANADA/FRANCE, 2022, 100 MIN.

THU SEP 29 6:45 PM RIO SAT OCT 1 1:15 PM RIO

When their families get together for a summer vacation, Bastien, a shy teenage boy, nds himself captivated by Chloé, a slightly older girl who takes him under her wing and introduces him to a world of teenage debauchery. But as they grow closer, lines of emotional and physical intimacy get blurred, and heartache ensues. Le Bon meticulously crafts an atmosphere of exhilarating summer awakenings while drawing on genre conventions to maintain a foreboding tone that adds weight to every emotional beat.

Cast Joseph Engel, Sara Montpetit, Monia Chokri, Arthur Igual, Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Anthony Therrien Prod David Gauquié, Julien Deris, Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant, Jalil Lespert, Dany Boon, JeanLuc Ormières