TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey said “hundreds” of threats against staff led to the festival's unprecedented decision to pull Anastasia Trofimova’s controversial documentary.

The anti-war documentary Russians at War screened yesterday at the TIFF Lightbox theater after the Toronto International Film Festival paused screenings due to “significant threats” last week over the Anastasia Trofimova directed film.

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