The world premiere of The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, one of the most controversial premieres in the Toronto International Film Festival’s half-century history, was greeted with a standing ovation Wednesday afternoon both before and after its sold-out screening inside Roy Thomson Hall. Directed by prolific Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich, the documentary retraces the journey of retired Israel Defense Forces Major-General Noam Tibon as he and his wife Gali race from Tel Aviv to their son’s home on the Nahal Oz kibbutz near the Gaza border on Oct. 7, 2023, the day that Hamas militants attacked Israel. After TIFF...