TIFF 2018: Nicole Kidman and Tatiana Maslany crime thriller Destroyer set for Platform program

A crime thriller starring Nicole Kidman and Regina actor Tatiana Maslany will compete for a $25,000 jury prize at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.

Destroyer,directed by Karyn Kusama, will be among 12 feature films screening in the festival's international Platform program.

It stars Kidman as a police detective dealing with the repercussions of a dark undercover assignment from her past.

Other films competing for the prize include Her Smellby Alex Ross Perry, starring Elisabeth Moss, Amber Heard, and Cara Delevingne.

Meanwhile, Patricia Clarkson is among the stars of Out of Blueby Carol Morley, and Jamie Bell stars in Donnybrookby Tim Sutton.

Now in its fourth year, the Platform program features works that have high artistic merit and a strong directorial vision.

Previous titles that have screened as part of the program include Pablo Larrain's Jackieand Barry Jenkins' Moonlight.

A three-person international jury will announce the winner on the last day of the fest, which runs Sept. 6 to 16.

The rest of this year's Platform program comprises:

• Angelodirectedby Markus Schleinzer.
• Cities of Last Thingsdirectedby Ho Wi Ding.
• The Good Girlsdirectedby Alejandra Marquez Abella.
• The Innocentdirectedby Simon Jaquemet.
• Jessica Foreverdirectedby Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel.
• Mademoiselle de Joncquiresdirectedby Emmanuel Mouret.
• The Riverdirectedby Emir Baigazin.
• Rojodirected by Benjamin Naishtat.