The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has sparked anger from filmmakers and Jewish groups after rescinding an invitation for a documentary about the October 7 attacks by Hamas terrorists, citing legal and safety concerns surrounding the project.

The film in question, The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, was produced by Melbar Entertainment Group and directed by Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich. It tells the story of retired Israel Defence Forces General Noam Tibon, who raced an hour and a half from Tel Aviv to save his son Amir’s family in Kibbutz Nahal Oz near Gaza on October 7.

“This film is not about politics, it’s about humanity, family and sacrifice,” Avrich told Deadline magazine last year when the film, then titled To the Last Breath, was in pre-production. “In o

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