Oscar Contenders Emerge After Film Festival Season
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Oscar Contenders Emerge After Film Festival Season

After film festivals in Venice, Telluride and Toronto, a slate of contenders has emerged. Still, there are few front-runners.
At Toronto, ‘Dahomey,’ ‘Nightbitch’ and ‘Hard Truths’ Prove Highlights
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At Toronto, ‘Dahomey,’ ‘Nightbitch’ and ‘Hard Truths’ Prove Highlights

Films by Mati Diop, Raoul Peck and Mike Leigh, among others, mesh the personal and political in engrossing, insistent ways.