THE GUILTY Q&A | TIFF 2021

The team behind THE GUILTY in conversation with TIFF in advance of its premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. Jake Gyllenhaal stars in Antoine Fuqua’s thriller set over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch centre. The 46th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 9 to 18, 2021. For more, visit . Versatile action auteur Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, screening at the Festival as part of TIFF Rewind) reunites with his Southpaw star Jake Gyllenhaal in this riveting film about an emergency responder’s desperate race to save a distressed caller. Unfolding in real time within the confines of a frenetic 911 dispatch centre, Fuqua’s THE GUILTY delivers on its high-concept premise, channelled through another powerhouse performance from Gyllenhaal. As a wildfire rages towards Los Angeles, embittered police officer Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) winds down a chaotic but tedious shift answering emergency calls — a punitive demotion he received ahead of