To the North
Synopsis
Based on a true story. 1996, open sea. During his shift on a transatlantic ship’s deck, Joel, a religious Filipino sailor, discovers Dumitru, a Romanian stowaway hidden between some containers. If he is spotted by the Taiwanese officers running the vessel, Dumitru is at risk to be thrown overboard. Joel decides to hide him, as a sign of his gratitude towards God. Soon, a dangerous cat and mouse game begins. When his crew, his own friends, even God itself start to turn their backs on him, Joel learns that he has to face his cruel destiny alone.
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Actors (6)
Production and distribution (4)
- Co-production : Remora Films
- Foreign production companies : deFilm, Studio Bauhaus, Screening Emotions, Background Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Best Friend Forever (BFF)
- French distribution : Destiny Films
Full credits (10)
- Director of Photography : George Chiper-Lillemark
- Editor : Dragos Apetri
- Sound Recordist : Nicolas Becker
- Costume designer : Iulia Negoescu
- Foreign Producer : Radu Stancu
- Co-producer : Cyriac Auriol
- Press Attaché (film) : Laurette Monconduit
- Production Designer : Iulia Negoescu
- Casting : Tatiana Vialle
- Sound Mixer : Cyril Holtz
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- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Ocean, Exile
- Production language : Bulgarian, English, Chinese, Romanian, Spanish, Tagalog
- Coproducer countries : Romania (53.99%), France (15.66%), Bulgaria (10.35%), Greece (10.0%), Czech Republic (10.0%)
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