The film “The Life of Chuck” unexpectedly won the audience award at the Toronto Festival

The dramatic “The Life of Chuck” starring Tom Hiddleston unexpectedly won this year’s Toronto Film Festival audience. The film transfer of Stephen King’s novel was directed by Mike Flanagan and the cast includes Mark Hamill, Cietel Egiofort, Karen Gillan and Matthew Lillard. Notable is that the film was shown at the Festival without securing distribution. In the unusual story of the life of an accountant who loves dancing, reverse chronological structure of three acts is used to explore the meaning of life After the announcement, Stephen King with his message expressed his congratulations to the “underdog” who emerged victorious. “I am so happy for Mike Flanagan and his talented team of actors” he noted. Previous years films that won the audience award in Toronto received a Best Film nomination or won the Oscars (Green Book, La La Land, Jojo Rabbit, The Fabelmans and American Fiction).