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TIFF21

Alex Heeney / March 22, 2024

Yuni is a smart Indonesian coming-of-age story

In Kamila Andini’s Yuni, teenage Yuni tries to figure out who she is amidst growing patriarchal pressures.

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.

Alex Heeney / September 22, 2021

Arsalan Amiri on making a realistic genre film, Zalava, in Iran

Writer-director Arsalan Amiri and co-writer Ida Panahandeh discuss their first foray into genre territory, Zalava, which won prizes at the Venice International Film Festival.

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