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Toronto: High-Profile Doc ‘The Road Between Us’ Will Be in Theaters Within Weeks
Steven Zeitchik
September 11, 2025
After a winding path to its Toronto premiere, The Road Between Us is taking the fast lane to theaters.The Israeli rescue movie will be essentially self-released on some 125 screens in more than 20 cities throughout North America beginning Oct. 3, representatives for the film say. The release barely three weeks after its Toronto premiere is unusual, and the movie will seek to capitalize on festival buzz for a word-of-mouth-driven set of commercial screenings…Barry Avrich’s documentary about a retired Tel Aviv general driving through great danger to save his son’s family at a kibbutz near Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, garnered headlines when TIFF organizers first invited then disinvited the title, eventually reinstating it after a global outcry. On Wednesday, the movie premiered to a warm reception from 1,800 festgoers in Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall as a small protest unfolded outside the theater. READ MORE
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