
The skipper of the Scottish trawler PD-100 has worked for more than thirty-two years to buy his fishing vessel but is bankrupt and near to lose his ship to the bank. While in the port of Ostend, Belgium, his first mate and son Sean accepts a lot of money to smuggle Chinese illegal immigrants to Scotland to keep the trawler with his father. The crewman Riley helps him in the scheme, and they hide the group in a store below the boatswain store. However, a Chinese teenagers hide... (Full plot summary below)
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The skipper of the Scottish trawler PD-100 has worked for more than thirty-two years to buy his fishing vessel but is bankrupt and near to lose his ship to the bank. While in the port of Ostend, Belgium, his first mate and son Sean accepts a lot of money to smuggle Chinese illegal immigrants to Scotland to keep the trawler with his father. The crewman Riley helps him in the scheme, and they hide the group in a store below the boatswain store. However, a Chinese teenagers hides in the engine room, stealing food and leaving money in the galley. The cook, who is a little slow and has issues with sex, finds the stowaway and helps her. Sean decides to stay longer in the North Sea to get catch and avoid problems with customs, leaving the immigrants in the most subhuman conditions. When one of the Chinese dies, despair is triggered leading the crew to tragic actions.
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| Empire MagazineAlan MorrisonA tense thriller with an important social message. |
| BBC.comStella PapamichaelIn 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 because of it. |
| Film4Jon FortgangA powerful and thought-provoking film that succeeds equally as sad human drama and compelling thriller. |
| Kansas City StarRobert W. ButlerA sobering and sad story of the terrible cost of a lack of moral fiber. Not a happy yarn, but it's been well-acted, and afterward you'll feel as if you've been at sea for a week. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Sukhdev SandhuThe daily struggles of life at sea, as well as the almost manic revelries indulged in to forget about it, are evoked with dark wit. |
| User ReviewMike MI saw this at the Avignon Film Festival. It was AMAZING, one of my favourite films all year. Every character is immense in their roles. |
| User ReviewJon FPart of the crop of trafficking films at the moment...its a really interesting perspective and truly sickening--especially when you consider this is by no means fantastical storyline |
| User ReviewRaymond WDark movie about a ship and smuggling illegal Chinese immigrants.. |
| User ReviewAngela NWell worth watching! Good story and great acting |
| User ReviewDavid Ba disturbing drama with excellent acting, great cinematography and editing. |