Toronto International Film Festival has unveiled their lineup today. Two films produced by Dirty Films will have its Canadian premiere there. Warwick Thornton’s The New Boy is part of the Gala Presentations while Christos Nikou’s Fingernails is part of the Special Presentations selection.

Full schedule will be released on August 15 with tickets for general public to be on sale, August 28.

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Starring Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, this spiritual drama from Warwick Thornton (TIFF ’17’s Sweet Country) hauntingly evokes Australia’s fraught colonial legacy through the story of one very special child.

Starring Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, and Jeremy Allen White, Greek director Christos Nikou’s English-language debut weaves an allegory about our desire for certainty, reliance on technology, and the price we pay for losing the connection to our most primal instincts.

Fingernails Synopsis: In the world of the surreal drama, described to us as a “grounded sci-fi love story,” a test has been discovered that measures whether couples are truly in love. To help couples succeed, love institutes have opened to guide them. Anna (Buckley) is skeptical of the positive result she’s received with her longtime partner, so she starts working in a love institute as an assistant to Trevor (Ahmed), a mysterious, dedicated instructor.

Source: Deadline