Cameron Bailey, pictured at TIFF earlier this week, says of the Oct. 7 documentary: 'I hope that people go in and appreciate the story that’s being told.'

The second half of the Toronto International Film Festival is typically a more casual and relaxed affair, with most of the bigger Hollywood names and international press having left the city. Yet on Wednesday, TIFF will host one of the most headline-grabbing events in recent festival history , with the world premiere of Canadian director Barry Avrich’s documentary The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue .

The film follows retired Israel Defense Forces Major-General Noam Tibon as he races from Tel Aviv to his son’s home on the Nahal Oz kibbutz near the Gaza border on Oct. 7, 2023, the day that Hamas militants attacked Israel. Aft

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