
The 51st edition of the festival welcomes many international celebrities and more than 200 films.
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TIFF is the largest film festival in North America. This 51st edition places particular emphasis on biopics.
A caravan of celebrities is expected in Toronto, Canada, for North America's largest film festival, which kicks off Thursday and runs until September 20. It will see among others John Malkovich, Penélope Cruz and the K-pop star Lisa.
Following on from those in Venice and Telluride, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is expected to once again welcome hundreds of thousands of spectators for red carpet parades and screenings. Biopics will occupy a special place for this 51st edition, with the highly anticipated premiere of I Play Rocky: directed by Oscar winner Peter Farrelly, the film returns to the story of the young Sylvester Stallone, as he prepares the famous boxing feature film that changed his life.
The opening session will be dedicated to Being Heumann, a biopic about activist Judy Heumann, American campaigner for the rights of people with disabilities, starring Ruth Madeley and Mark Ruffalo. It is directed by Sian Heder, already at the helm of CODA, the American remake of La Famille Bélier, which followed the story of a young girl and her deaf and mute family.
The festival will also be an opportunity to discover Villeneuve: The Rise of a Legend, which looks back on the career of Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve, from his beginnings in Quebec to his success in Formula 1.
Among the more than 200 films screened, Lisa, singer of the K-pop group Blackpink, comes to present the documentary dedicated to her, Always Lalisa. Stand-up star Chris Rock returns behind the camera for the satirical comedy Misty Green, in which he stars alongside Rosalind Eleazar and Adam Driver. British actress Helen Mirren will star in the thriller A Talent for Murder, in which she plays novelist Patricia Highsmith, creator of the character Tom Ripley.
Another highlight of the festival will be the presentation of Wild Horse Nine, which follows two CIA agents on Easter Island, a few days before the coup d'état in Chile against Salvador Allende in 1973. Directed by Martin McDonagh, who previously directed the acclaimed Banshees of Inisherin, and starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell, it arrives in Toronto to a warm welcome at the Venice Film Festival.

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