TO THE NORTH

SPRE NORD

By Mihai MINCAN

DEFILM (DE FILM PRODUCTION SRL) - as PROD

Thriller - Completed 2022

A Filipino working on a ship discovers a hidden man, holding nothing but a Bible. The sailor starts a dangerous game to save the stowaway, involving the fate of his crew and an innocent man's life.

Festivals
& Awards

Venice - Biennale 2022
Bisato d'Oro
Thessaloniki IFF 2022
International Competition
Gent IFF 2022
Official Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Thriller
    • Countries
    • ROMANIA, FRANCE, GREECE, BULGARIA, CZECH REPUBLIC
    • Languages
    • TAGALOG, ENGLISH, ROMANIAN, SPANISH, BULGARIAN, MANDARIN
    • Duration
    • 122 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Mihai MINCAN
    • Writer(s)
    • Mihai MINCAN
    • Producer(s)
    • Radu STANCU (DEFILM (DE FILM PRODUCTION SRL)), Ioana LASCAR (DEFILM (DE FILM PRODUCTION SRL)), Cyriac AURIOL (REMORA FILMS), Konstantinos VASSILAROS (STUDIOBAUHAUS), Poli ANGELOVA (SCREENING EMOTIONS), Mikulas NOVOTNY (Background Films)
    • Synopsis
    • During his shift on a transatlantic ship’s deck, Joel, a religious Filipino sailor, discovers Dumitru, a young Romanian man hidden between some containers. Moved that, among his few possessions, Dumitru has a Bible on him, Joel decides to save the stowaway, as a sign of his gratitude towards God. But as a dangerous cat and mouse game with the officers begins, and as he starts to feel that he might be betrayed by someone close, Joel has a change of heart. Little by little, his crew, his own friends, even God itself start to turn their backs on him, leaving Joel to face his cruel destiny alone.