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True North (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Ireland ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Steve Hudson

Written By:
Steve Hudson

Actors:
Peter Mullan ..... Riley
Martin Compston ..... Sean
Gary Lewis ..... The Skipper
Steven Robertson ..... The Cook
Angel Li ..... Su Li
Hark Bohm ..... Pol
Wang Li Jun ..... Chinese Farmer
Ren Hao ..... Moon Face
Shi Ming ..... Snakehead
Pat Kiernan ..... Henri
Tutu Babatunde ..... African girl
Anna Breuer ..... Svetlana
Maurice Byrne ..... Barman
Yvonne Costello ..... Barmaid
Ning Ning Gho ..... Immigrant
Ren Hang ..... Immigrant
Feng Hui ..... Immigrant
Lei Jia ..... Immigrant
Han Jun ..... Immigrant
Jinge Li ..... Immigrant
Zandie Mabiusa ..... African girl
Yang Mei ..... Immigrant
Zhou Ming ..... Immigrant
Huang Li Rong ..... Immigrant
He Hong Tao ..... Immigrant
Vue Lang Xue ..... Immigrant
Xue Sheng Ying ..... Immigrant
Zhao Yun ..... Immigrant
Lijuan Zhao ..... Immigrant
Lange Zian ..... Immigrant

Synopsis:

Writer/director Steve Hudson patterned his debut feature, True North, after classic Greek tragedy. This bleak and despairing drama concerns the Skipper (Gary Lewis) and Sean (Martin Compston), a father and son from the U.K. who co-pilot a small fishing boat called Providence. Though the Skipper remains aboard, Sean inherits all financial responsibility from his dad. But times are hard and the catch so inadequate that it cannot sustain the men. Terrified of being regarded as a failure by his father, Sean devises a dangerous scheme: he and deckhand Riley (Peter Mullan) will illegally pull Chinese immigrants from the far side of the North Sea while the Skipper sleeps, collect money from the stowaways, hide them in the ship's hold, and deposit them in northern England. All goes according to plan until Sean realizes that they must locate some actual fish to mislead the British authorities. Meanwhile, the Chinese passengers begin to waste away below deck, while a storm and other unforeseen catastrophes threaten the lives and safety of everyone aboard. The picture subsequently builds to a devastating conclusion. Steven Robertson and Angel Li co-star.

The crew of a Scottish trawler try to save their boat from bankruptcy by smuggling illegal Chinese immigrants to Britain. Without a decent catch, though, they are sure to be searched when entering port. Days go by without the net being filled, with the Chinese locked in the hold below. When the Skipper finally learns of his illegal cargo, he takes drastic measures to avert the certain loss of his beloved ship.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 06 May, 2008.