A few hollywood blockbusters getting their premieres in toronto as well ill be talking to scott rocks in just a minute but 1st a bit more about the tiff. It started quite small but over the years to run 2 has become one of the most important Film Industry hops this year it presents 333. 00 films from 84. 00 countries its not on a festival so theres no International Competition but that doesnt mean no major premieres and b. Star was. Good last year green book was screened it won the toronto audience prize and went on to pick up the best picture oscar. Because it takes. This year tom hanks is one of the big names dropping in he stars in a movie about us t. V. Legend fred rogers. The children so International Film festival runs until sunday. And joining me now direct from toronto is scott iraq fresh from seeing the movie jojo rabbit now this is a black comedy about a young boy in the hitler youth who has an Imaginary Friend in the fall of adolphine 1st lets see scott just lets see a quick
Yeah this is quite interesting a female director here theres a lot of people directors in this year this is a biopic but with a difference its put stars the nicest man in Hollywood Tom hanks playing the nicest man in t. V. Fred rogers or mr rogers the late childrens t. V. Presenter and whats interesting about this its not really the story of freds rogers but its the story of the life of someone who can influence namely a cynical journalist who tried to find the dark secrets about fred rogers but spoiler all he found was more wonderfulness this film is like a big warm hug and maybe just the right thing for these sort of talks at times scott always a mine of information great to talk to scott roxboro in toronto thank you. Now in our continuing series 100 german must read featuring great books from german all being translated into english were looking at a book that shed some light on how family life was in the form a communist east germany in times of fading light oil you can rule go off
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