By Atsuko Kitayama

TORONTO (Reuters) -Matthew McConaughey returned to the big screen after several years away from high-profile films with the world premiere on Friday of a new docudrama, “The Lost Bus,” at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Inspired by Lizzie Johnson’s book on the real-life tragedy of the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in California history that claimed 85 lives, the film offers a glimpse into the intensity and magnitude of the destructive fire.

McConaughey plays a school bus driver and struggling father who risks his life to rescue 22 children, racing against scorching flames that threaten their escape.

The film premieres at a time wildfires are fresh in the minds of many viewers. Wildfires in Southern California early this year killed at least 30 peopl

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