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A religious Filipino sailor working on a transatlantic ship, discovers a hidden Romanian stowaway. Convinced by a Bible this emigrant has, the sailor starts playing a dangerous game, involving his crew, his faith in God and an innocent man’s life.

Production countries: ROMANIA | FRANCE | GREECE | BULGARIA | CZECH REPUBLIC
Produced by deFilm in co-production with REMORA FILMS | STUDIO BAUHAUS | SCREENING EMOTIONS | BACKGROUND FILMS
With the support of: ROMANIAN FILM CENTER | CZECH FILM FUND | BULGARIAN NATIONAL FILM CENTER | RÉGION ÎLE-DE-FRANCE | EKOME – NATIONAL CENTRE OF AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION | WAVEMAKER ROMANIA | GREEK FILM CENTRE | ERT S.A. | CREATIVE EUROPE PROGRAMME – MEDIA OF THE EUROPEAN UNION | THE ROMANIAN TELEVISION | CENTRE NATIONAL DU CINÉMA ET DE L’IMAGE ANIMÉE | ANGOA | SEDICA | SACEM
In association with: ARTE/COFINOVA 17 | AVANPOST MEDIA | BEST FRIEND FOREVER | FULGURANCE FILMS | MAGICLAB
Running time: 122 min
Genre: Psychological thriller
Original language: English, Tagalog, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Mandarin
Released: 2022

Cast: SOLIMAN CRUZ | NIKOLAI BECKER | BARTHOLOME GUINGONA | EMMANUEL STO. DOMINGO | OLIVIER HO HIO HEN | ALEXANDRE NGUYEN | DIMITAR VASILEV | OLIVIER CHEN
Writer and Director: MIHAI MINCAN
Producer: RADU STANCU | IOANA LASCĂR
Co-producers: CYRIAC AURIOL | KONSTANTINOS VASSILAROS | MIKULÁŠ NOVOTNÝ | POLI ANGELOVA & NIKOLAY TODOROV
Executive Producer: RAMONA GRAMA
Associate Producers: VLAD RĂDULESCU | ORFEAS PERETZIS
Director of Photography: GEORGE CHIPER-LILLEMARK
Editor: DRAGOȘ APETRI
Original score: MARIUS LEFTĂRACHE
Sound design and Additional Music: NICOLAS BECKER
Production and Costumes Designer: IULIA FULICEA
Make-up and Hair: SANDRA POTAMIAN
Casting director: FLORENTINA BRATFANOF | TATIANA VIALLE

New Horizon Studio+ 2020
APostLab 2019
EAVE Ties that Bind 2019
Villa Kult Residency 2019 | Berlinale
Sofia Meetings 2019 | Sofia IFF
Transylvania Pitch Stop 2018 | TIFF
EAVE Producers Workshop 2018

Venice International Film Festival | Premio Bisato D’Oro Best Movie | 2022
Les Films Des Cannes a Bucarest | Audience Award | 2022
Al Este Film Festival | Special mention | 2023
Gopo Awards | Best Debut | 2024
Gopo Awards | Young Hope Award | 2024
Gopo Awards | Best Cinematography | 2024

Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2022
Gent Film Festival | 2022
Haifa International Film Festival | 2022
The Arab Critic’s Awards for European Films | 2022
Bosphorus Film Festival | 2022
Q Cinema Film Festival | 2022
Sofia International Film Festival | 2023
Jeonju International Film Festival | 2023
Seattle International Film Festival | 2023
Munich International Film Festival | 2023
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 2023
Transilvania Film Festival | 2023
Post-Haifa International Film Festival | 2023
Black Movie Film Festival Geneva | 2023
Manchester Film Festival | 2023
Making Waves Festival | 2023
Mediterranean Film Festival Split | 2023
Atlàntida Mallorca Film Festival | 2023
Hellenic Film Academy Awards | 2023
Anonimul International Film Festival | 2023

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