“Emotional Arithmetic” to Close the Toronto International Film Festival

The organizers of the Toronto International Film Festival have announced on Wednesday that “Emotional Arithmetic” will close the 32nd edition of the film festival, which will be running between the 6th and the 15th of September. “Emotional Arithmetic” is drama, featuring popular actors like Christopher Plummer and Susan Sarandon.
As the festival’s previous editions used to schedule lighter movies for its closing night, choosing “Emotional Arithmetic” have been somehow unusual, contrary to the festival’s tradition. “Emotional Arithmetic” was created by Paolo Barzman and it is in fact a story about three Holocaust survivors who reunite on a bucolic Quebec farm after more than 35 years from their being separated by the Nazis.
The movie has already received a high-profile gala at the Roy Thompson Hall, before being featured at the Toronto Film Festival. It has even been a possible opener for the international film festival, but it was eventually beaten by Jeremy Podeswa’s “Fugitive Pieces”, which is also a Holocaust-themed feature.
Alongside Susan Sarandon and Christopher Plummer, the movie’s cast features Roy Dupuis, Gabriel Byrne and Max von Sydow.
Noah Cowan, the Toronto International Film Festival’s co-director said about “Emotional Arithmetic”: “We are proud that the festival now opens and closes with vibrant and high-profile Canadian films. […] The inclusion of this powerful film reflects the robust nature of our industry.”

Comments