Guardian Australia · Toronto film festival 2026

Being Heumann review – Coda director’s disability rights drama is well-intentioned but clunky

· By Richard Lawson
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Toronto film festival: the rousing story of Judith Heumann makes for obvious dramatic fodder and at times this biopic finds a rebellious groove but too much feels cut-and-paste

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