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We are delighted to present Hot Doc’s dedicated section THE CHANGING FACE OF EUROPE – a showcase of 9 selected documentaries from throughout Europe which illustrate and examine the new, contemporary Europe from cultural, social, geo-political and economic perspectives.
Celebrate the spirit and discover the diversity of European cinema!
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from Czech Republic, France, Slovakia
Limits of Europe
D: Apolena Rychlíková | 2024 | 98 min | North American Premiere I Press Kit
From picking asparagus in Germany to cleaning hotel rooms in Ireland to caring for elders in France, a prominent journalist goes undercover as a cheap migrant labourer, humanizing the shocking costs of late-stage capitalism in this original exposé.
April 28, 2024 10:45 AM SCOTIA 6 | Tickets
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from Denmark
Echo of You
D: Zara Zerny | 2023 | 76 min | Canadian Premiere I Press Kit
Life-long love stories are ultimately one-sided as one partner inevitably outlives the other. Having spent years and decades without their loved ones, elderly Danish men and women share frank and beautiful truths about this rarely explored life after love.
April 29, 2024 10:45 AM TLB2 | Tickets
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from Estonia, France
Kelly – Someone Else’s Dream
D: Helen Lõhmus, Leana Jalukse | 2024 | 93 min | World Premiere I Press Kit
Freestyle skier Kelly Sildaru was just 13 when she won gold at the 2016 Winter X Games. After breaking countless records, she broke her silence when she accused her coach, and father, of abuse, setting a new standard for sports bravery.
May 3, 2024 11:15 AM Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema | Tickets
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from France
Such A Resounding Silence
D: Emmanuelle Béart, Anastasia Mikova | 2023 | 100 min | Ontario Premiere I Press Kit
In 2023, French star Emmanuelle Béart revealed she was a victim of incest from ages 10 to 14. Joined by three other survivors, Béart co-directs this deft critique of how France’s laws and social mores enable a national child abuse crisis.
May 3, 2024 04:30 PM SCOTIA 7 | Tickets
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from Greece, Switzerland, Italy, Bulgaria
Stray Bodies
D: Elina Psykou | 2023 | 100 min | North American Premiere
Access to abortion, IVF and assisted dying varies greatly amongst European Union countries but open borders allow residents to circumvent any restrictions with a plane ticket. Cameras follow real people, performers and activists as they demonstrate just how arbitrary bodily autonomy can be.
April 30, 2024 10:30 AM TLB1 | Tickets
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from Hungary
Pelikan Blue
D: László Csáki | 2023 | 80 min | North American Premiere I Press Kit
When the Iron Curtain fell, travel for Hungarians was finally possible but completely unaffordable. Droll animation unearths the little-known story of how three pranksters forged train tickets for a generation to finally discover the world.IA 5
May 1, 2024 07:00 PM SCOTIA 5 | Tickets
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from Italy, Brazil
The Outpost
D: Edoardo Morabito | 2023 | 84 min | North American Premiere I Press Kit
After a lifetime of unsuccessful plans to save the Amazonian rainforest from wildfires, a Scottish eco-warrior concocts a surefire media stun – stage a Pink Floyd concert from inside the burning bush. Is it madness, one man’s desperate dream or both?
April 29, 2024 05:45 PM SCOTIA 5 | Tickets
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from Norway
Norwegian Democrazy
D: Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning | 2024 | 87 min | International Premiere I Press Kit
To promote SIAN (Stop the Islamization of Norway) racist-ivist Lars Thorsen publicly burns the Qu’ran, hiding behind freedom of expression laws. The outraged public pushes back in this revealing look at the street-level battle for democracy.
May 2, 2024 10:45 AM TLB3 | Tickets
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from Slovenia
Woman of God
D: Maja Prettner | 2023 | 98 min | International Premiere I Press Kit
Underpaid and undermined, a Slovenian village pastor pours her heart and raw personal trauma into ministering to her parishioners. But as the cracks in her private life deepen, the woman beneath the collar must choose between true faith and real healing.
April 27, 2024 11:00 AM SCOTIA 5 | Tickets
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