Coming Attractions - MOVIE DETAILS

Coming Soon To Select Theatres

AIDA'S SECRETS
OPENS OCTOBER 6

(NR) - 1 hr. 30 min.

VARSITY WORLD FILM WEEK ONLY - English/Hebrew (subtitles) Family secrets and the last century of world history unspool in this international story that begins with World War II and concludes with an emotional 21st-century family reunion. Timely questions of identity, resilience, and the plight of displaced persons are brought to life as brothers Izak and Shep learn late in life of each other's survival and meet in Canada. They then confront their elderly mother, Aida, in an attempt to piece together their pasts. Directors: Alon Schwarz, Shaul Schwarz; Starring Izak Sagi, Shep Shell, Aida Zasadsinska.

BAD LUCKY GOAT
OPENS OCTOBER 6

(NR) - 1 hr. 16 min.

VARSITY WORLD FILM WEEK ONLY - Creole (subtitles) After accidentally hitting a bearded goat with their father's truck, two warring teenage siblings embark on a journey of reconciliation. Corn and Rita must find a way to repair the truck in time to pick up the tourists that will be staying at their family's hotel. As they struggle to find the means necessary to conceal the accident, the siblings will visit a butcher, Rastafari drum makers, pawn shops, car mechanics and even a witch doctor, in a 24-hour adventure around Port Paradise. Director: Samir Oliveros; Starring Jean Bush, Kiara Howard, Ambrosio Huffington, Honlenny Huffington, Elkin Robinson, Michel Robinson

BENDING THE ARC
OPENS OCTOBER 6

(NR) - 1 hr. 42 min.

VARSITY WORLD FILM WEEK ONLY - English Thirty years ago, a group of improbable heroes including Dr. Paul Farmer and Dr. Jim Young Kim came together on a daring mission to make quality healthcare available to everyone, even in the world's poorest countries. Fighting entrenched diseases, political and bureaucratic machinery, and the charity-industrial complex itself, these crusaders forced the international community to embrace the idea that health care must be a basic human right. Directors: Kief Davidson, Pedro Kos; Starring Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl, Jim Yong Kim.

CHAVELA
OPENS OCTOBER 6

(NR) - 1 hr. 30 min.

VARSITY WORLD FILM WEEK ONLY - English/Spanish (subtitles) Through its lyrical structure, Chavela takes viewers on an evocative, thought-provoking journey through the iconoclastic life of the legendary lesbian ranchera singer Chavela Vargas. Centered around never before-seen interview footage of Chavela and guided by the stories in her songs, and the myths and tales others told about her – as well as those she spread about herself – the film weaves an arresting portrait of a woman who dared to dress, speak, sing, and dream her unique life into being. Directors: Catherine Gund, Daresha Kyi; Starring Chavela Vargas, Pedro Almodóvar, Elena Benarroch, Miguel Bosé, Martirio, Jose Alfredo Jimenez Jr.

ENDLESS POETRY
OPENS OCTOBER 6

(NR) - 2 hr. 8 min.

VARSITY WORLD FILM WEEK ONLY - Spanish/French/English (subtitles) Endless Poetry details El Topo director Jodorowsky's life from the time he left the Chilean coastal town of Tocopilla and his authoritarian father for Santiago at the age of nine, through his decision to move to France and live the life of a poet when he was in his 20s.Told through Jodorowsky's unique surreal and psychedelic visual language, Endless Poetry is an ode to the quest for beauty and inner truth as a universal force capable of changing one's life forever. Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky; Starring Adan Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores, Brontis Jodorowsky, Leandro Taub, Jeremias Herskovits, Alejandro Jodorowsky.

FRIEND REQUEST
OPENS SEPTEMBER 21

(R) - 1 hr. 32 min.

Laura, a popular college girl, is very active on social media and shares almost everything in her life with her 800+ friends on Facebook. However after accepting a friend request from an unknown girl named Marina, Laura becomes obsessed with Marina's profile, and soon her friends begin to die violently one by one. Directed by Simon Verhoeven; Starring Alycia Debnam-Carey, William Moseley, Connor Paolo, Brit Morgan, Brooke Markham, Sean Marquette, Liesl Ahlers.

IN SYRIA
OPENS OCTOBER 6

(NR) - 1 hr. 25 min.

VARSITY WORLD FILM WEEK ONLY - Arabic (subtitles) Trapped inside her house in a city under siege, Oum Yazan, mother of three, turned her flat into a safe harbor for her family and neighbors, trying to protect them from the war outside. When bombs threaten to destroy the building, when snipers turn the courtyards into deadly zones, and burglars break in to claim their dreadful bounties, maintaining the thin balance of routine inside the walls becomes a matter of life and death.? Director: Philippe Van Leeuw; Starring Hiam Abbass, Diamand Bou Abboud, Juliette Navis, Mohsen Abbas.

KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE
OPENS SEPTEMBER 21

(R) - 2 hr. 21 min.

When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, the Kingsman's journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US. These two elite secret organizations must band together to defeat a common enemy. Directed by Matthew Vaughn; Starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Halle Berry, Elton John, Channing Tatum, Jeff Bridges.

POP AYE
OPENS OCTOBER 6

(NR) - 1 hr. 42 min.

VARSITY WORLD FILM WEEK ONLY - Thai (subtitles) Pop Aye is the story of a Bangkok architect whose late-midlife crisis leads him to an encounter with the elephant, Popeye, with whom he spent an idyllic childhood in the Thai countryside. Together they embark on a road trip to deliver both man and beast to their origins. Popeye is the center of a mysterious, funny and often absurd universe that, while seemingly particular to Thailand is, ultimately, not unlike our own. Director: Kirsten Tan; Starring Thaneth Warakulnukroh, Penpak Sirikul, Bong

REBELS ON POINTE
OPENS OCTOBER 7

(NR) - 1 hr. 30 min.

VARSITY WORLD FILM WEEK ONLY - English Rebels on Pointe follows Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo -- the all male, drag ballet company founded over 40 years ago on the heels of New York's Stonewall riots. The film juxtaposes behind-the-scenes access and intimate, character-driven stories of its dancers, highlighted by amazing performances shot around the world. Montreal-based director and SOU alumnus Bobbi Jo Hart will attend the film on opening night. Director: Bobbi Jo Hart

THE STUDENT
OPENS OCTOBER 6

(NR) - 1 hr. 58 min.

VARSITY WORLD FILM WEEK ONLY - Russian (subtitles) Teenaged Venya grows confident that his strict and rigorous study of the Bible gives him the ability to manipulate all forms of authority. Challenged by a teacher who refuses to consent to his dogma, he sets out to eliminate her and subdue an entire community. At a time when arguments over the teaching of religion in public schools are prominent in the media, this wildly escalating classroom drama serves as a frightening cautionary tale. Director: Kirill Serebrennikov; Starring Viktoriya Isakova, Yuliya Aug, Pyotr Skvortsov, Aleksandr Gorchilin.

THE TEACHER
OPENS OCTOBER 6

(NR) - 1 hr. 42 min.

VARSITY WORLD FILM WEEK ONLY - Slovak (subtitles) A new teacher, Maria Drazdechova, arrives in a middle school classroom in Bratislava in 1983. It slowly becomes clear that perhaps the pupils' grades are related to how willing their guardians are to helping out with her errands, her housecleaning, and other random services. After one of the students attempts suicide, however, the director of the school calls for an emergency parents' meeting to remove the teacher, but because Ms. Drazdechova is also a high-ranking official of the Communist Party, parents are fearful. Director: Jan Hrebejk; Starring Zuzana Maurery, Zuzana Konecná, Csongor Kassai, Tamara Fischer, Martin Havelka, Éva Bandor.

TRUMAN
OPENS OCTOBER 6

(NR) - 1 hr. 48 min.

VARSITY WORLD FILM WEEK ONLY - English/Spanish (subtitles) Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Julián (Ricardo Darín) has decided to forgo treatment, and spend his final days tying up loose ends. When childhood friend Tomás (Javier Cámara) pays his ailing friend an unexpected visit, he quickly realizes he won't be able to change his mind. In what will be their final reunion, the two friends set out to finalize Julián's funeral arrangements, settle his accounts and, most importantly, find a home for his beloved dog, Truman, in this heartfelt and surprisingly humorous film. Director: Cesc Gay; Ricardo Darín, Javier Cámara, Dolores Fonzi, Eduard Fernández, Alex Brendemühl.

WHITE SUN
OPENS OCTOBER 6

(NR) - 1 hr. 29 min.

VARSITY WORLD FILM WEEK ONLY - Nepali (subtitles) Two Nepalese brothers, Suraj and Chandra, cannot put aside political feelings while carrying their father's body down a steep mountain path to the river for cremation. Suraj storms off in a rage, leaving Chandra with no help. Under pressure from the village elders, Chandra must seek help from outside the village to obey the rigid caste and discriminatory gender traditions he fought to eliminate during the war. Chandra searches for a solution in neighboring villages, among the police, guests at a local wedding, and rebel guerrillas...? Director: Deepak Rauniyar; Starring Dayahang Rai, Asha Maya Magrati, Rabindra Singh Baniya, Sumi Malla, Amrit Pariyar.