LevelK at Toronto International Film Festival 2018
Toronto International Film Festival lies ahead of us and we are very excited to present six of our brand new films.
Selected for TIFF and celebrating its World Premiere as part of the Contemporary World Cinema Section, we bring the independent drama ONE LAST DEAL by one of Finland's most successful filmmakers Klaus Härö (read the Variety announcement here). We also introduce the alluring drama CELESTE with Radha Mitchell "who blooms in this admirable, affecting, and operatic drama", Screen (read the review here).
Adding to the slate, we look forward to present Swedish dance drama FEEL THE BEAT, our Danish children's fantasy film LAND OF GLASS, the haunting Icelandic drama MIHKEL, as well as the Ukranian sci-fi family film THE BOBOT.
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Olavi, an elderly art dealer on the verge of retirement, has always put business and art before everything, even his family. At a fateful art auction, an unmarked painting catches his attention which he believes could be worth millions. Can he pull of this one last deal and leave the art world a success?
On a crumbling estate in the lush Australian rainforest, Celeste (Radha Mitchell), a once-celebrated Opera diva prepares for one final performance. After retiring from the stage following the tragic death of her husband 10 years ago, she is reunited with her husband’s son Jack (Thomas Cocquerel) who is still haunted by the past.
Feel the beat takes you on a journey of fun, dance, and music in the intriguing story about Adam, who decides to learn how to dance after his wife gets in a tragic car accident to reconnect with her while she is in a coma. Adam joins the Lindy Hop dance community, but soon finds out that his wife has been cheating on him all along.
While home alone one weekend, 13-year-old Jas finds a girl and an old lady hiding in his barn. Their hair is wild, their clothes are strange and they say they come from the forest. Jas soon discovers that they are not human but rather elves on the run from sinister forces and Jas suddenly finds himself racing to save his new friends.
Seeking a better life in Iceland, Mihkel is presented with an opportunity by his childhood friend that could set him up for life. However, the deal comes with fatal consequences.
Mihkel unwillingly becomes a drug mule to smuggle heroin across the border from Estonia into Iceland. But when it comes to retrieving their stash, things don’t go quite according to plan.
While staying in a summer camp, 12-year-old dreamer Vlad accidentally gets caught in a conflict between two alien forces. Together with an electric transformer box called The Bobot, a brave girl, and an eccentric scientist he has to save the world from a global catastrophe.
Psychological Thriller / 94 min / Australia / 2018
An author's success following the release of her celebrated erotic memoir is threatened when her best friend and muse reveals the truth behind the memoir's provenance, igniting an incendiary tale of sex, lies and betrayal.