Overview

• Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrators were kept apart by barricades outside Roy Thomson Hall, and one person was arrested for assault, police said.
• Entry to the sold-out world premiere required metal detectors, bag searches and pat-downs, with a heavy police presence inside and outside the venue.
• The screening received a standing ovation for director Barry Avrich after TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey apologized for mishandling the film’s earlier removal.
• TIFF had briefly pulled the documentary in mid-August over stated safety, legal and programming concerns before restoring it with limits that included no press or industry showings.
• The film, which uses Hamas-shot footage to recount retired Israeli general Noam Tibon’s rescue efforts on Oct. 7, is slated for Canadian theatrical release by Cineplex Pictures later this fall.