TO THE NORTH

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.

La Biennale di Venezia
Orizzonti 2022

123 MIN. / 2022 / ENGLISH, TAGALOG, SPANISH, ROMANIAN, BULGARIAN, MANDARIN
DRAMA

MINORITY CO-PRODUCTION (RO/FR/GR/BG/CZ)

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY:
Mihai Mincan

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY:
George Chiperlillemark

PRODUCTION & COSTUME DESIGNER:
Iulia Fulicea

EDITING:
Dragoș Apetri

CAST:
Niko Becker
Soliman Cruz
Bart Guingona
Olivier Ho Hio Hen
Alexandre Nguyen

PRODUCERS:
Radu Stancu
Ioana Lascăr
Cyriac Auriol
Konstantinos Vassilaros
Poli Angelova
Nikolay Todorov
Mikuláš Novotný

CO-PRODUCTION:
Defilm Production
Remora Films
Studio Bauhaus
Screening Emotions

WITH THE SUPPORT:
Of Romanian Film Center
Czech Film Fund
Bulgarian National Film Center
Région Île-De-France
Ekome – National Centre Of Audiovisual Media And Communication
Wavemaker Romania
Greek Film Centre
Ert S.a.
Creative Europe Programme – Media Of The European Union
The Romanian Television
Centre National Du Cinéma Et De L'image Animée
Angoa
Sedica
Sacem

IN ASSOCIATION WITH:
Arte/Cofinova 17
Avanpost Media
Best Friend Forever
Fulgurance Films
Magiclab