Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters gathered outside a Toronto International Film Festival venue on Wednesday where viewers were set to watch the world premiere of a documentary about the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel.

As both groups waved flags, chanted and held up signs outside the Roy Thompson Hall, police barricades on Simcoe Street kept the groups separated.

The film — titled and directed by Canadian Barry Avrich — tells the story of Noam Tibon, a retired Israeli general, as he tries to save his family during the attack nearly two years ago.

Protesters on opposite sides of the street yelled across the barricades at one another, sometimes hurling taunts or insults. While the protests remained relatively peaceful, one man was arrested for assault.

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