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Review of the True North film set in Peterhead and Fraserburgh in Aberdeen about the crew of the Trawler boat The Providence that smuggles illegal Chinese immigrants to Scotland
The True North Film was filmed in Peterhead and Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire Scotland in 2006 with a predominantly Scottish cast. The writer and director of the True North film was Steve Hudson and the producer was Sonja Ewers. True North was released in 2007.
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Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
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The actors in True North are Peterhead born Peter Mullan Read his About Aberdeen Biography as Riley, Martin Compston as Sean (he played Ewan Brodie the chef in Monarch of the Glen), Gary Lewis as the Skipper, Steven Robertson as The Cook, Su Li as Angel Li, Hark Bohm as Pol, Wang Li Jun as the Chinese Farmer, Ren Hao as Moon Face, Shi Ming as Snakehead and Pat Kiernan as Henri.
The True North film tells the story of a Scottish trawler, The Providence (PD 100) and its crew. The skippers son Sean knows his father faces bankruptcy and while at a Belgian Port without a fish catch to pay the mortgage he meets a contact to discuss smuggling. Sean is expecting to smuggle cheap black market cigarettes but instead faces the decision to save his boat and the jobs and welfare of his men or smuggle humans. In a last minute gamble to save The Providence he smuggles Chinese illegal immigrants through a stormy North Sea to Britain. He does not tell his skipper and father but confides in fellow trawlerman Riley so that he can get help aboard ship.
The Chinese illegal immigrants are smuggled aboard The Providence into the hold but one Chinese girl, Su Li, aged 12 years, escapes and goes below deck.
During the voyage back to the UK the ship's cook notices that food is missing from the galley and sets about investigating.
Father and son soon start arguing about the voyage home to Scotland. Skipper wants to land a catch to make the fishing trip worthwhile but his son Sean wants to get home as quickly as possible and offload the Chinese illegal immigrants.
Riley tells Sean that if The Providence (PD100) returns to port without a catch it will be searched, especially as they landed at a Foreign Port.
The Chinese illegal immigrants are growing colder and colder and Aberdeen seems a long way off. Despite the best efforts of the veteran trawlermen the nets keep returning from the North Sea empty. Even during a violent storm when the fish are usually in plentiful supply in the safety of the depths of the North Sea the nets are hauled aboard empty.
Events take a turn for the worst in the True North film when one of the Chinese illegal immigrants dies in the hold. Riley does not go to the son but to the father, The Skipper, and tells him everything.
Father and son argue but soon the Skipper knows his son was only trying to keep The Providence trawler afloat. He knows his time is over and that he can no longer crew his ship and hands over command to his son. Sean heads home to Peterhead to face the port authorities and the police. He knows that his father will loose his licence and that his boat will be taken by the bank. He accepts this because he cannot allow the Chinese people on the Providence to suffer any more. However the sonar signal is picking up a strong presence of fish and if he can haul a large catch he may just be able to save the Chinese illegal immigrants, the Providence and his father's pride...
Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
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I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
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The True North film has courted some controversy in the Buchan and Broch areas of Peterhead and Fraserburgh. Especially when the fishing folk have been working closely with the BBC to raise the profile of their difficult work on the BBC1 series Trawlermen.
However the writer and director of the True North film went to Fraserburgh to research his film before starting his writing and learnt about the problems trawlermen face such as low catches and changing fishing quotas, He wanted to raise the dangers that illegal immigrants face when trying to escape their harsh lives and replace it with a life of hope in the United Kingdom. He was motivated by the discovery of the deaths of 58 illegal immigrants from China in June 2000 at Dover port in England. There were 60 Chinese illegal immigrants packed on a container truck and on the ferry the driver feared he would be caught and closed the hatches on the container. All but two suffocated to death. Steve Hudson wanted to highlight the problems of people smuggling to the UK whilst bringing to the attention of the viewing public the dissemination of the Scottish fishing industry. He hopes that his film looks at the human side of people smuggling in the UK from those desperate enough to get involved and their motivations. His film TrueNorth captures the claustrophobic atmosphere of life below decks of a trawler and the sharp contrast of the dangerous and exposed decks. A real trawler boat (the Martha David) was used and filming took place in Ireland and Scotland. None of the scenes were digitally mastered or added so all the production staff had to face the real life dangers faced by everyday trawlermen. A tank shoot would have been easier but the True North film captures the reality of trawling. The real life skipper of the Martha David had to sell his trawler boat after a life time of fishing.
The True North film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Discovery section despite being in post production. The world premiere of True North took place on Monday 11 September 2007.
True North film has already won many awards. These include:
Nominated Best Actor in a Scottish Film from BAFTA Awards Scotland 2006 for Martin Compston for his role as Sean.
Nominated Best Director from BAFTA Awards Scotland 2006 for Steve Hudson
Nominated Best Film and Best Screenplay from BAFTA Awards Scotland 2006 for Steven Hudson.
Winner of the Bronze Torc Award Best Feature Length Drama at the 2007 Celtic Film and Television Festival at Skye.
Su Li Won Best Actress for her role as Angel Li in the 2007 Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish & British Film. At the same awards Steve Hudson from London won the Best Film and Young People's Jury Awards for True North.
Nominated for the Max Ophuls award at the 2007 Max Ophüls Festival.
For more information, photographs and to view the True North film trailer visit the truenorth film website at www.truenorth-film.com
True North Film The Providence Peterhead Fraserburgh Trawler
Review of the True North film set in Peterhead and Fraserburgh in Aberdeen about the crew of the Trawler boat The Providence that smuggles illegal Chinese immigrants to Scotland
The True North Film was filmed in Peterhead and Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire Scotland in 2006 with a predominantly Scottish cast. The writer and director of the True North film was Steve Hudson and the producer was Sonja Ewers. True North was released in 2007. Follow us on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Contact Me.
My new novel:
The Aberdeen skies are under attack from an enemy jet. It is spilling a strange yellow smoke. Minutes later, people start killing each other.
Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
Along the way, he pairs up with fellow survivor Imogen. But she enjoys killing the living dead far too much. Will she kill Jason in her blood thirst? Or will she hinder his journey through this zombie filled dystopian landscape to find his pregnant wife?
The Fence is the first in this series of post-apocalyptic military survival thrillers from the torturous mind of local horror and science fiction novel writer C.G. Buswell.
Download Now.
Buy the Paperback.
Actors in True North
The actors in True North are Peterhead born Peter Mullan Read his About Aberdeen Biography as Riley, Martin Compston as Sean (he played Ewan Brodie the chef in Monarch of the Glen), Gary Lewis as the Skipper, Steven Robertson as The Cook, Su Li as Angel Li, Hark Bohm as Pol, Wang Li Jun as the Chinese Farmer, Ren Hao as Moon Face, Shi Ming as Snakehead and Pat Kiernan as Henri.
Scottish Trawler The Providence
The True North film tells the story of a Scottish trawler, The Providence (PD 100) and its crew. The skippers son Sean knows his father faces bankruptcy and while at a Belgian Port without a fish catch to pay the mortgage he meets a contact to discuss smuggling. Sean is expecting to smuggle cheap black market cigarettes but instead faces the decision to save his boat and the jobs and welfare of his men or smuggle humans. In a last minute gamble to save The Providence he smuggles Chinese illegal immigrants through a stormy North Sea to Britain. He does not tell his skipper and father but confides in fellow trawlerman Riley so that he can get help aboard ship.
Chinese Illegal Immigrants
The Chinese illegal immigrants are smuggled aboard The Providence into the hold but one Chinese girl, Su Li, aged 12 years, escapes and goes below deck. During the voyage back to the UK the ship's cook notices that food is missing from the galley and sets about investigating.
Father and son soon start arguing about the voyage home to Scotland. Skipper wants to land a catch to make the fishing trip worthwhile but his son Sean wants to get home as quickly as possible and offload the Chinese illegal immigrants.
Riley tells Sean that if The Providence (PD100) returns to port without a catch it will be searched, especially as they landed at a Foreign Port.
The Chinese illegal immigrants are growing colder and colder and Aberdeen seems a long way off. Despite the best efforts of the veteran trawlermen the nets keep returning from the North Sea empty. Even during a violent storm when the fish are usually in plentiful supply in the safety of the depths of the North Sea the nets are hauled aboard empty.
Events take a turn for the worst in the True North film when one of the Chinese illegal immigrants dies in the hold. Riley does not go to the son but to the father, The Skipper, and tells him everything.
Father and son argue but soon the Skipper knows his son was only trying to keep The Providence trawler afloat. He knows his time is over and that he can no longer crew his ship and hands over command to his son. Sean heads home to Peterhead to face the port authorities and the police. He knows that his father will loose his licence and that his boat will be taken by the bank. He accepts this because he cannot allow the Chinese people on the Providence to suffer any more. However the sonar signal is picking up a strong presence of fish and if he can haul a large catch he may just be able to save the Chinese illegal immigrants, the Providence and his father's pride...
Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
We've written a book where I talk about growing up in Aberdeen and then joining the army to be a medic and nurse, and developing military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
"A powerful account of what one dog means to one man on his road to recovery. Both heart-warming and life-affirming. Bravo Chris and Lynne. Bravo Bravehound."
Download.
Buy the paperback.
An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
Buy this latest novel by local author C.G. Buswell on Kindle or Paperback.
Advertise Here from just £70.
People Smuggling to the UK
The True North film has courted some controversy in the Buchan and Broch areas of Peterhead and Fraserburgh. Especially when the fishing folk have been working closely with the BBC to raise the profile of their difficult work on the BBC1 series Trawlermen.
However the writer and director of the True North film went to Fraserburgh to research his film before starting his writing and learnt about the problems trawlermen face such as low catches and changing fishing quotas, He wanted to raise the dangers that illegal immigrants face when trying to escape their harsh lives and replace it with a life of hope in the United Kingdom. He was motivated by the discovery of the deaths of 58 illegal immigrants from China in June 2000 at Dover port in England. There were 60 Chinese illegal immigrants packed on a container truck and on the ferry the driver feared he would be caught and closed the hatches on the container. All but two suffocated to death. Steve Hudson wanted to highlight the problems of people smuggling to the UK whilst bringing to the attention of the viewing public the dissemination of the Scottish fishing industry. He hopes that his film looks at the human side of people smuggling in the UK from those desperate enough to get involved and their motivations. His film TrueNorth captures the claustrophobic atmosphere of life below decks of a trawler and the sharp contrast of the dangerous and exposed decks. A real trawler boat (the Martha David) was used and filming took place in Ireland and Scotland. None of the scenes were digitally mastered or added so all the production staff had to face the real life dangers faced by everyday trawlermen. A tank shoot would have been easier but the True North film captures the reality of trawling. The real life skipper of the Martha David had to sell his trawler boat after a life time of fishing.
The True North film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Discovery section despite being in post production. The world premiere of True North took place on Monday 11 September 2007.
Awards for True North
True North film has already won many awards. These include:
Nominated Best Actor in a Scottish Film from BAFTA Awards Scotland 2006 for Martin Compston for his role as Sean.
Nominated Best Director from BAFTA Awards Scotland 2006 for Steve Hudson
Nominated Best Film and Best Screenplay from BAFTA Awards Scotland 2006 for Steven Hudson.
Winner of the Bronze Torc Award Best Feature Length Drama at the 2007 Celtic Film and Television Festival at Skye.
Su Li Won Best Actress for her role as Angel Li in the 2007 Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish & British Film. At the same awards Steve Hudson from London won the Best Film and Young People's Jury Awards for True North.
Nominated for the Max Ophuls award at the 2007 Max Ophüls Festival.
For more information, photographs and to view the True North film trailer visit the truenorth film website at www.truenorth-film.com
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