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Nine Must-See Films for the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival

Don’t miss ‘Destroyer,’ ‘The Kindergarten Teacher,’ and more at the 43^rd annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). This year’s festival will take place September 6 – 16, 2018.

One of the largest and most prestigious film festivals in the world, TIFF is dedicated to presenting the best of international and Canadian cinema and creating transformational experiences for film lovers and creators of all ages and backgrounds. It’s also the largest public film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually.

Boy Erased. A boy from a small southern town faces a choice when outed to his parents: attend a conversion therapy program or have his family turn their backs on him indefinitely. Directed by Joel Edgerton. Screenplay by Joel Edgerton and based on the memoir ‘Boy Erased’ by Garrard Conley. Produced by David Joseph Craig, Joel Edgerton, Nash Edgerton, Steve Golin, Kim Hodgert, Ann Ruark, and Kerry Kohansky-Roberts. With Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton, and Russell Crowe.

Destroyer. In this police thriller, a detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace. Directed by Karyn Kusama, written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi. Produced by Fred Berger, Nik Bower, David Diliberto, Phil Hay, Nathan Kelly, and Matt Manfredi. With Nicole Kidman, Sebastian Stan, Bradley Whitford, and Toby Kebbell.

Donnybrook. A hard-hitting tale of two men — an ex-marine who struggles to provide for his family and a violent drug dealer with an undefeated fighting record — who are determined to compete in the Donnybrook, a legendary, bare-knuckle brawl with a cash prize of $100,000. Directed and written by Tim Sutton. Produced by Matt Corrado, David Atlan Jackson, David Lancaster, Karri O'Reilly, Jon Shiffman, Joel Thibout, Scott Varnado, S.B. Weathersby, and Stephanie Wilcox. With Jamie Bell, Frank Grillo, and Margaret Qualley.

Her Smell. In this story of musical destruction and redemption, a self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led to her band’s success. Directed and written by Alex Ross Perry. Produced by Craig Butta, Elisabeth Moss, Matthew Perniciaro, Adam Piotrowicz, and Michael Sherman. With Elisabeth Moss, Cara Delevigne, and Dan Stevens.

The Kindergarten Teacher. Maggie Gyllenhaal dazzles as an overworked teacher who becomes obsessed with one of her young students and his prodigious gift for poetry in this English-language remake of Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s 2014 drama. Directed by Sara Colangelo, written by Sara Colangelo (based on the screenplay by Nadav Lapid). Produced by Yasmine O. Abdel-Aal, Meriam Alrashid, James Aubee, Lee Broda, Zachery Ty Bryan, Christopher S Burke, JoJo Chehebar, Ged Dickersin, Alejandra Frade, and Clayton S. Friedman. With Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rosa Salazar, and Gael García Bernal.

Monsters and Men. When a black man is shot dead by police, three members of his community face different but serious consequences if they reveal their knowledge of the murder, or the systemic corruption behind it. Directed and written by Reinaldo Marcus Green. Produced by Chiara Bernasconi, Luca Borghese, Julia Lebedev, Leonid Lebedev, Charles Miller, Oren Moverman, Josh Penn, Noah Stahl, Elizabeth Lodge Stepp, and Eddie Vaisman. With Chanté Adams, Giuseppe Ardizzone, and Nicole Beharie.
The Public. In this arresting drama that explores issues surrounding homelessness, mental health, and community, a sit-in by patrons at a public library escalates into a police standoff and a media sideshow. Directed and written by Emilio Estevez. Produced by Michael Bien, Ray Bouderau, Trevor Drinkwater, Emilio Estevez, Taylor Estevez, Brent Guttman, David Hillary, Richard Hull, Tyler W. Konney, and Alex Lebovici. Featuring Emilio Estevez, Alec Baldwin, Taylor Schilling, Jeffrey Wright, Jena Malone, Gabrielle Union, Christian Slater, and Michael Kenneth Williams.
Skin. Jamie Bell stars in the true life story of Bryon Widner, a young man raised by skinheads, for whom turning his back on hatred and violence meant undergoing painful and expensive operations to remove the tattoos that signified his terrible past life — a process only possible with the support of a Black activist. Directed and written by Guy Nattiv. Produced by Meriam Alrashid, Zachery Ty Bryan, Lawrence Cancellieri, Randy Cancellieri, Ged Dickersin, and Pierre Even. With Jamie Bell, Danielle Macdonald, Bill Camp, and Scott Thomas.
Screwball. This true-crime dramedy has everything you would expect to see in a documentary of alleged performance-enhancing drug usage in Major League Baseball with one major change. Acting out the meetings that took place during the infamous scandal are kids! Filmmaker Billy Corben and producer Alfred Spellman create a fascinating juxtaposition that reminds us how childish adults can be in the pursuit of youth.