TUFF 2026 - Sanatorium (2025)

About the film: Sanatorium (2025) Documentary

Duration: 90 min

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35820341/

Directed by: Gar O’Rourke.

Synopsis: On the shores of Odesa in Southern Ukraine lies the imposing Kuyalnik Sanatorium, a crumbling Soviet era health facility that's seen better days. Join us over a summer season where the ever-dwindling guests come for the rejuvenating mud treatments and strange electroshock therapies, in search of love, healing and happiness.

Screening date: Thursday, April 16, 7 pm

Location: The Royal Cinema, 608 College St, Toronto ON

Parking: Paid street parking available or Green P Carpark 111 public garage parking

General admission tickets. All sales are final

The screening will be in Ukrainian with English subtitles.

All proceeds from TUFF 2026 screenings go to:

Second Front UA, a registered Canadian non-profit, collaborates with trusted partners across North America, Europe, and Ukraine to supply non-lethal tactical and medical aid to Ukrainian forces. With a proven logistics network, it has raised over $1.4 million and delivered more than $1.5 million in critical supplies to frontline soldiers.

(CUF), founded in 1995, has a proven history of supporting Ukraine through healthcare, education, and civil society initiatives. Partnering with aid providers in Ukraine, Canada, and beyond, it maximizes impact and efficiency. This year, TUFF funds will support CUF’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, launched in 2022 to provide aid to war-affected Ukrainians, including displaced persons in Europe and Canada.

About TUFF:

The ), co-presented with, returns April 16–19, 2026 at The Royal Cinema. This year's program features award-winning films from Cannes, TIFF, and major international festivals, alongside the inaugural short film section programmed by Nataliya Bek-Gergard. Highlights include Militantropos (Cannes Directors' Fortnight), To the Victory (TIFF Platform Award winner), and Flowers of Ukraine.

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The Royal, 608 College Street, Toronto, Canada

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