Review of True North (2007) by Raymond W — 01 Dec 2007

Dark movie about a ship and smuggling illegal Chinese immigrants..

This review of True North (2007) was written by Raymond W on 01 Dec 2007.

True North has generally received positive reviews.

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By Mike M (2,387) on 23 Jun 2007

I saw this at the Avignon Film Festival. It was AMAZING, one of my favourite films all year. Every character is immense in their roles…

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By Lee M (4,001) on 16 Jan 2010

Pretty good story although some of the actors were a bit annoying…

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By Matthew D (1,591) on 18 Nov 2007

Really interesting. Been done before though…

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By Stella Papamichael (611) for BBC.com (1,500) on 13 Sep 2007

In many ways it's a disturbing story and Hudson offers few gestures of absolution, but those tiny chinks of light are all the more powerful…

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By Colin S (333) on 14 Jul 2008

As it happens very often, when I see a good film, the film was very sad…

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By Alan Morrison (64) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 13 Sep 2007

A tense thriller with an important social message…

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By Sukhdev Sandhu (247) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 13 Sep 2007

The daily struggles of life at sea, as well as the almost manic revelries indulged in to forget about it, are evoked with dark wit…

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By Tsz Yeung Yvonne P (163) on 28 Feb 2009

It's actually a pretty good movie. I never heard of it, just come across it by chance on TV…

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By Thanassis T (27) on 12 May 2009

As intended, a thought provoking film, which gradually looses its comic elements to become a darker thriller…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 22 Feb 2009

A fascinating but also disturbing story, not so much about the people smuggling, but they are the catalysts for some tense and difficult relationships…

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