True North - Steve Hudson (2006)

What a lovely poster. It looks like a watercolour painting. The film doesn't look exactly like watercolour but it still looks nice. It captures the sea, the storm, the drama.

I like stories that are about human drama as much as social ones. This film combines them both. It's also about desperation, and people who are at their last resource. What's right and wrong when you have more to lose than to win?

There are a bit too many twists in the script. You are until the end expecting to see what's going to happen... though I must admit that it gets a bit too much. Thinking about it, you know that there are certain messages the film just won't send. If you do something terrible, there's no way you can get away with it. It is grim but it's also real and extremely careful with the moral of the story.

The thing I liked the most was the editing. It had great continuity moments and that's always exciting for nerds like me. The sound is okay, it makes a good team with the editing.

True North