The creator of a new film centring around late Toronto mayor Rob Ford says while there are parallels to the real-life saga, the drama is more about the political and economic climate facing millennials in the city at that time. Toronto filmmaker Ricky Tollman wrote and directed "Run This Town," which stars Ben Platt as a young Toronto newspaper reporter who goes from writing clickbait Top 10 lists to investigating the scandalous mayor after layoffs at the office.