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True North

True North

2007•1h 36m•6.7/10
Drama

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6.7/10(15)

The crew of a bankrupt Scottish trawler turn to smuggling illegal immigrants over the stormy waters of the North Sea.

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Production

Makar Productions, Pictorion Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan

Riley

Martin Compston

Martin Compston

Sean

Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

Skipper

Steven Robertson

Steven Robertson

Cook

Angel Li

Su Li

Hark Bohm

Hark Bohm

Pol

Li Jun Wang

Chinese Farmer

Ren Hao

Moon Face

Ming Shi

Snakehead

Anna Breuer

Svetlana

Yvonne Costello

Barmaid

Pat Kiernan

Pat Kiernan

Henri

Tutu Babatunde

African Girl

Zandie Mabiusa

African Girl

Maurice Byrne

Maurice Byrne

Barman

Ren Hang

Immigrant

Feng Hue

Immigrant

Lijuan Zhao

Immigrant

Zhao Yun

Immigrant

Yang Mei

Immigrant

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