CANADA-FILM-THE ULTRA RUNNER

(L-R) Romanian athlete Tiberiu U?eriu, Canadian director Mila Aung-Thwin and Romanian civic activist Alin Useriu pose for a portrait during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, on September 10, 2026. Tiberiu Useriu purged the demons of a violent childhood and a youth marked by crime through grueling races over ice and snow. After nearly a decade in prison, the Romanian sought redemption on some of the world's most extreme routes. His story is portrayed in the documentary "The Ultra Runner," which premiered September 11 at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Directed by Canadian Mila Aung-Thwin, the film follows Useriu, known as Tibi, as he faces days that test the limits of human endurance while reconstructing his past through dramatizations and interviews with people close to him. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)