The Swimmers traces the incredible journey of the Mardini sisters who escaped war-torn Syria, dragging a dinghy of refugees to safety across the Aegean Sea, and made it all the way to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Kiev Trial, The: Sergei Loznitsa’s Timely Documentary
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Ukraine’s Sergei Loznitsa on War, Justice and Venice Documentary ‘The Kiev Trial’
Toronto Fest 2022: Buzzy Films Up for Grabs
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: This LGBTQ coming-of-age drama, based on Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s 2012 YA best-seller, follows two Mexican American teens in 1980s Texas and looks like a sleeper hit. With Lin-Manuel Miranda producing, buyers should be interested.
Keeper of the Flame (1942): George Cukor’s Only Agit-Prop Movie, Starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn
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Just days after obtaining the rights, MGM Vice-President Eddie Mannix realized the source material was too political in nature and tried to abandon the project.
Boys, The: Creator Eric Kripke to Fans–‘Stop Watching the Show, Eat a Bag of Dicks’ and ‘F— Off to the Sun’
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The Boys creator Eric Kripke slammed the show’s toxic fans after cast member Erin Moriarty came forward and revealed she has been the subject of misogynistic harassment online.
