Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes (USA, 107 min.) Dir. Alexis Bloom Programme: TIFF Docs (World Premiere) Near the start of Alexis Bloom’s documentary, Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes, we
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Keep ReadingCapernaum (Lebanon, 120 min.) Dir. Nadine Labaki Starring: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Kawthar Al Haddad, Fadi Youssef, Cedra Izam, Alaa Chouchnieh, Nadine Labaki Programme: Special Presentations (North American
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Keep ReadingMeeting Gorbachev (UK/USA/Germany, 90 min.) Dir. Werner Herzog, André Singer Programme: TIFF Docs (Canadian Premiere) Werner Herzog plays softball with world leaders in Meeting Gorbachev. This utterly toothless documentary sits down with the former leader
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