Nicholas Hathaway, a furloughed convict, and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. As Hathaway closes in, the stakes become personal as he discovers that the attack on a Chinese nuclear power plant was just the beginning.

“an electric cyberthriller about the modern digital world’s dangerous ability to shape and affect the tangible one.” – JOSH LEWIS

Hear Me Out! is excited to present the Toronto Premiere of Blackhat: the Director’s Cut

After a terrorist cyber-attack triggers a meltdown at a nuclear power plant in China, an imprisoned hacker, Nicholas Hathaway (Chris Hemworth), is recruited by government agencies to infiltrate an international cybercrime network. Caught between an old friend, a new lover, and the warring governments of the China and the United States, Hathaway must act fast if he wants to keep his freedom – and his life!

Blackhat failed to stir audiences and critics upon its initial release in 2015, but has endured for a small sect of cinephiles as one of Michael Mann’s late-stage masterpieces. And with the release of the superior Director’s Cut, the time may be just right for its complete cultural re-evaluation!

Representing the defence is critic Josh Lewis, Letterboxd royalty and co-host of genre film podcast Sleazoids, who will introduce and provide a stirring defence of the film. -MARC BASQUE AND LACEY NOVINKA

Doors Open 30 Minutes Before Showtime.