TIFF 2025 Opens with Siân Heder's 'Being Heumann'; Also Premieres 'Prima Facie' and 'The Assassin(s)'
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The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced that Apple Original Films' 'Being Heumann', directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Siân Heder (CODA) and starring Ruth Madeley as disability activist Judy Heumann, will open its 51st edition running September 10-20. Two additional world premieres were also announced: 'Prima Facie' from British director Susanna White starring Cynthia Erivo, and 'The Assassin(s)' from Korean filmmaker Hur Jin-ho.
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Two other world premieres — Prima Facie from British director Susanna White starring three-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo, and The Assassin(s) from Korean filmmaker Hur Jin-ho (A Normal Family, TIFF '23) — have been set for this year's TIFF, which runs September 10-20.
Being Heumann stars BAFTA Award nominee Ruth Madeley (Don't Take My Baby) as famed disability activist Jud
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