TIFF 24 #8: Joshua Oppenheimer's post-apocalyptic musical The End with Angelo Muredda

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Toronto-based film critic Angelo Muredda joins Alex Heeney to discuss one of the biggest directorial swings at TIFF: Joshua Oppenheimer's The End. Starring Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, and Michael Shannon, the film is a musical about a rich family surviving in isolation in a salt mine bunker after the climate apocalypse.

We discuss how the film works as a post-apocalyptic story and a musical, and how what we found interesting about the film may not be what Oppenheimer felt was most central.

The End will be released in North America on December 6, 2024.

The episode avoids major spoilers.

About the TIFF 2024 season:

The TIFF 2024 season previews under-the-radar gems and buzzy titles at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

This is for you if:

• You're attending TIFF and looking for recommendations;
• You're looking ahead to your local film festival for must-see titles; and/or
• You're interested in how filmmakers from around the world explore similar topics/genres, even if you're not sure if you'll ever see the films.

The season will be spoiler-free and designed to be listened to even if you haven't seen the films (or are worried you won't ever be able to).

Check out all of our TIFF 2024 coverage here: https://seventh-row.com/tiff24