Imitation Game tops Toronto Film Festival

Alan Turing biopic "The Imitation Game" has won the People's Choice award at the Toronto Film Festival. Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch stars in the drama about the British code breaker who helped decrypt the Enigma machine during World War Two.

In a message, director Morten Tyldum said it was "an amazing honour" to win the prize.

Sir Ben Kingsley's romantic comedy "Learning to Drive", in which the actor stars as a Sikh taxi driver and driving instructor alongside Patricia Clarkson, was named first runner-up at the fest.