The Toronto International Film Festival has withdrawn the film “Sparta” following allegations of on-set impropriety and child exploitation against Austrian director Ulrich Seidl. “Sparta” was due to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UPDATED with festival statement: Sparta, the German-Romanian drama from Austrian director Ulrich Seidl that is in the Contemporary ...

The Toronto International Film Festival abruptly withdrew the German-language drama “Sparta” from its lineup ahead of its planned Friday world premiere after the film’s Austrian director, Ulrich Seidl ...

"We apologize for any inconvenience," the Toronto Film Festival said on Friday ahead of the debut for the pedophilia drama. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Austrian director Ulrich Seidl’s Sparta ...

The pic was scheduled to have its world premiere Friday at 12:15 p.m. local time at TIFF Bell Lightbox. A TIFF representative tells Deadline tonight, “New information has been presented to TIFF about ...