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A collage of stills from the best films of TIFF 2021.

Seventh Row Editors / September 29, 2021

The best films of TIFF 2021

Seventh Row’s editors pick the best films of TIFF 2021, from The Worst Person in the World to I’m Your Man to Benediction.

Alex Heeney / September 28, 2021

The Worst Person in the World is deeply romantic but not a romance

Joachim Trier’s joyful The Worst Person in the World finds Julie in the midst of an existential crisis, bringing her inner thoughts to life.

A collage of stills of some of the best performances at TIFF 2021 against a blue, patterned background.

Seventh Row Editors / September 24, 2021

The best performances of TIFF 2021

Seventh Row’s editors pick the best performances of TIFF 2021, from Jack Lowden in Benediction to Sigourney Weaver in The Good House.

A still from Ahed's Knee in which Y, a middle aged man, holds Yahalom's hand, a young woman in a dress, as they walk up a hill. The text on the images reads, 'TIFF Review'.

Orla Smith / September 24, 2021

Ahed’s Knee review: A filmmaker fights personal and political battles

Nadav Lapid’s Ahed’s Knee, which just screened at TIFF, chronicles a filmmaker’s rage against both government censorship and the impending death of his mother.

A still from The Gravedigger's Wife behind a headshot of director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed. The text on the image reads, 'TIFF interview'.

Orla Smith / September 18, 2021

‘We are a nation of stories and poems’: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed on The Gravedigger’s Wife

Writer-director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed discusses making his feature debut, The Gravedigger’s Wife, a love story set in Djibouti City.

A still from Ali & Ava, in which a couple stands against a stormy sky, smiling together. The text on the image reads, 'TIFF Review'.

Orla Smith / September 17, 2021

Ali & Ava review: Clio Barnard crafts a lovely Bradford-set romance

Clio Barnard’s Ali & Ava stars Adeel Akhtar and Claire Rushbrook as two kindhearted people with complicated pasts falling in love.

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