Synopsis
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.
Project details
- Production countries: Romania, France, Greece, Bulgaria, Czech Republic
- Produced by deFilm in co-production with Remora Films, StudioBauhaus, 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
- Shooting format: Digital / Color
- Screen ratio: 1.85
- Framerate: 24
- Original language: English, Tagalog, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Mandarin
Credits
- 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
Workshops
- 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
Awards
- 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
Festivals
- 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
© deFilm (RO) | Remora Films (FR) | StudioBauhaus (GR) | Screening Emotions (BG) | Background Films (CZ) 2022