To the North / Spre nord
Czech Traces
2022 Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Romania 123 min. Language: Bulgarian, English, Romanian, Spanish, Tagalog Subtitle: Czech, English
SCREENINGS
The film, inspired by real events from 1996, is still topical today. Dumitru and his friend decide to flee Romania and cross the ocean as black passengers to start a new life in the mythical America. They are discovered on board by Joel, a Filipino sailor, who is advised by his faith in God to provide shelter for the men so that they are not thrown overboard. But the noose around Joel's neck gradually tightens as he loses the trust of his crew, his friends, and even his God. The tense thriller was co-produced by five countries and premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
DIRECTED BY Mihai Mincan
CAST Soliman Cruz, Niko Becker, Bart Guingona, Olivier Ho Hio Hen, Alexandre Nguyen
CINEMATOGRAPHY George Chiper-Lillemark
SOUND Nicolas Becker
PRODUCERS Mikuláš Novotný, Klára Žaloudková, Radu Stancu, Ioana Lascăr
SCREENPLAY Mihai Mincan
EDITING Dragos Apetri
MUSIC Marius Leftarache, Alessandro Cortini, Nicolas Becker
CO-PRODUCER Background Films, StudioBauhaus, Remora Films, Screening Emotions