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, 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
  • 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

© deFilm (RO) | Remora Films (FR) | StudioBauhaus (GR) | Screening Emotions (BG) | Background Films (CZ) 2022


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