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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: What it was like at the world premiere of ‘The Road Between Us’
Description: The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, a new documentary, debuted to a sold-out audience of nearly 2,000 ticket-holders at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 10. The 95-minute film depicts the true story of how a retired Israeli army general raced south through the country to save his children and grandchildren from Hamas terrorists in the closest kibbutz to the Gaza border.
TIFF initially barred the Canadian-produced film from screening at the prestigious film festival, citing copyright issues over the use of some graphic video taken by the attackers on Oct. 7. There were also safety concerns about disruptions to...