Without the usual impromptu conversations outside cinemas at the Toronto International Film Festival, this year many film lovers were left to their own devices to seek out hidden gems.
And for the festivalgoers who stayed home to watch virtual screenings, those cherished encounters with strangers were even harder to come by.
Still, this year’s TIFF offered a plentiful selection of wonderful titles that didn’t have the push of a major Hollywood star or the hype machine to boost its profile.
Here’s a rundown of some picks that call for your attention:
“Saloum”
When their small plane begins to lose fuel, a trio of mercenaries is forced to make an emergency landing in Senegal with a drug lord, his narcotics and millions of dollars in gold bars in tow. That all happens in the first six minutes of Congolese director Jean Luc Herbulot’s chaotic action-horror-thriller mashup that…
