To the North

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 4, 2022

Original language

Romanian

Spoken languages

Bulgarian, Chinese, English, Romanian, Spanish, Tagalog

Countries

Bulgaria, France, Greece, Czech Republic, Romania

Production

Defilm,Screening Emotions,StudioBauhaus,deFilm,Background Films,Remora Films

Cast

Alexandre Nguyen,Olivier Ho Hio Hen,Olivier Chen,Niko Becker,Baldo Gueye,Mahamat Amine Benrachid,Dimitar Vasilev,Noel Sto. Domingo,Bart Guingona,Soliman Cruz

Director

Mihai Mincan

Writer

Mihai Mincan

Producer

Cyriac Auriol,Mikuláš Novotný,Radu Stancu,Ioana Lascăr,Konstantinos Vassilaros,Ramona Grama,Poli Angelova

Cinematography

George Chiper

Music

Marius Leftărache,Alessandro Cortini

Budget

$1,800,000

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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