The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced that it will be screening the controversial film “Russians at War” after all as part of its TIFF '24 programming on Tuesday.
A still from the documentary "Russians At War" is shown in a handout. Ukrainian officials are calling on the Toronto International Film Festival to pull the documentary about Russian soldiers from its schedule. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-TIFFThe Toronto International Film Festival has announced that it will be screening the controversial film “Russians at War” after all as part of its TIFF '24 programming on Tuesday.
"I want to be clear that this Canada-France co-production is an antiwar film made at great risk to all involved, myself especially," she said in a written statement provided to The Canadian Press. While the festival officially closed Sunday night, the organization said the screenings this week are part of its TIFF ’24 lineup.
“Russians at War”can be viewed at 2 and 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 17 at the TIFF Lightbox at 350 King St. W. Tickets are now available for purchasing online, the film festival’s press office wrote in an email.
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