True North
Monday, January 7, 2008 @ 8.30 pm
Cert 15
In True North, a British fishing trawler sets sail with debt problems and an illegal cargo of Chinese immigrants. At the helm is British writer/director Steve Hudson who presents this morality tale in an eloquently stark style. Among the Scottish crew, Peter Mullan lures with roguish antics but soon the storm clouds move in, darkening the tone as the unwitting Skipper goes in dogged pursuit of fish and the Chinese are left to languish. Within the close confines of the boat, tension builds and there are some compelling performances and daring exchanges which a Hollywood director wouldn’t touch with a barge pole. Hudson handles the drama with great sensitivity, and steers us towards a deeply moving conclusion, proving that trawling the murkiest depths of the human soul does yield rewards. Mewnfudwyr anghyfreithlon o Tsieina yw cargo cwch pysgota Prydeinig. Mae’r capten yn ceisio pysgota am bysgod ond mae pethau i’r criw yn howld y cwch yn mynd yn fwy a mwy anodd. Ffilm am ddyfnderoedd y natur ddynol. (96′)
We also showed this film on the 6th of January
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