TORONTO — A documentary about the Hamas terror attacks against Israel that the Toronto International Film Festival originally blocked premiered Wednesday after the organizers relented in the face of widespread outrage.

The reason “The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue” was nixed seemed highly dubious — the fest claimed that, among other reasons, the filmmakers did not secure permission from Hamas to use livestreamed body-cam footage from the terrorist group’s attackers. 8

After widespread backlash — the video clips had been extensively used in news broadcasts already — TIFF reinstated the documentary to its lineup, giving it a single screening at Roy Thomson Hall in downtown Toronto, one of the festival’s marquee venues.

Introducing the film, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey took t

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