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True North is a 2006 Scottish drama film directed by Steve Hudson and starring Martin Compston, Peter Mullan, Gary Lewis and Steven Robertson as sailors aboard a Scottish fishing boat smuggling illegal immigrants from China into the United Kingdom.
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on 11 September 2006 and was also shown at the Max Ophüls Festival in Germany, the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic, the Copenhagen International Film Festival in Denmark and the Ourense International Film Festival in Spain.
There is a 2014 Korean film, Haemoo, with the same story which is attributed to a 2007 stage play by the same name.
Original Release
09/11/2006
US Release
09/11/2006
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Peter Mullan | Riley |
Martin Compston | Sean |
Gary Lewis | Skipper / The Skipper |
Steven Robertson | Koch / The Cook |
Angel Li | Su Li |
Hark Bohm | Pol |
Li Jun Wang | Chinese Farmer |
Ren Hao | Moon Face |
Shi Ming | Snakehead |
Anna Breuer | Svetlana |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Peter Mullan | Riley |
Martin Compston | Sean |
Gary Lewis | Skipper / The Skipper |
Steven Robertson | Koch / The Cook |
Angel Li | Su Li |
Hark Bohm | Pol |
Li Jun Wang | Chinese Farmer |
Ren Hao | Moon Face |
Shi Ming | Snakehead |
Anna Breuer | Svetlana |
Yvonne Costello | Barmaid |
Pat Kiernan | Henri |
Tutu Babatunde | African girl |
Zandie Mabiusa | African girl |
Maurice Byrne | Barman |
Ren Hang | Immigrant |
Feng Hui | Immigrant / Snakehead |
Lijuan Zhao | Immigrant |
Zhao Yun | Immigrant |
Yang Mei | Immigrant |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Helmut Breuer | Executive Producer |
Claire Chapman | Executive Producer |
Jamie Laurenson | Executive Producer |
David M. Thompson | Executive Producer |
David Collins | Producer |
Eddie Dick | Producer |
Sonja Ewers | Producer |
Des Martin | Producer |
Benjamina Mirnik | Producer |
Joachim Sturmes | Producer |