To the North (2022)
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.
Director:
Mihai Mincan
Writer:
Mihai Mincan
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Soliman Cruz as Joel |
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Niko Becker as Dumitru |
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Bart Guingona as Allan |
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Alexandre Nguyen as Captain Tsai |
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Olivier Ho Hio Hen as Officer Chen |
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Dimitar Vasilev as Georgi |
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Noel Sto. Domingo as Bernardo |
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Olivier Chen as Taiwanese Sailor |
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Baldo Gueye as Castaway 1 |
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Mahamat Amine Benrachid as Castaway 2 |
| Directing | Mihai Mincan | Director |
| Writing | Mihai Mincan | Screenplay |
| Production | Radu Stancu | Producer |
| Camera | George Chiper | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Michal Křeček | VFX Artist |
| Art | Iulia Negoescu | Production Design |
| Sound | Alessandro Cortini | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Marius Leftărache | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Dragoș Apetri | Editor |
| Production | Florentina Bratfanof | Casting |
| Production | Tatiana Vialle | Casting |
| Production | Poli Angelova | Producer |
| Production | Cyriac Auriol | Producer |
| Production | Ramona Grama | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ioana Lascăr | Producer |
| Production | Mikuláš Novotný | Producer |
| Production | Konstantinos Vassilaros | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Iulia Negoescu | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandra Potamian | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Nicolas Becker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Cyril Holtz | Sound |