EXCLUSIVE: Netherlands-based Incredible Film has acquired global distribution rights and announced first sales for Dutch-produced English-language hiking movie The North, which has been racking up strong reviews following a limited digital release.
In early deals, it has sold to Benelux (Gusto) and New Zealand and Australia (Lime Light Distribution).
Dutch actor Bart Harder (This City Is A Battlefield, Arcadia) and Spanish actor Carles Pulido, who has worked mainly in theater until now, play two old friends who attempt to reconnect over a 400-mile (600-km) hike on Scotland’s West Highland Way and Cape Wrath Trail.
Set against the pace and demands of long-distance hiking, The North depicts the intricacies and challenges of both friendship and internal human struggles against the backdrop of the beautifully stark Highlands’ wilderness.
It is Dutch director Bart Schrijver’s second fiction feature after Human Nature, starring as Jamie Bouwmeester as a woman who decides to hike 500 kilometers through the Arctic region of Norway.
The feature is produced by Amsterdam-based company Tuesday Studio, which is specialized in making films set around the outdoors and hiking and incorporates this into its production process. The company has also made the film available in select territories through it dedicated tsdy streaming app.
“We are delighted to have The North join Incredible Film’s selection of features,” said CEO Daniëlle Raaphorst.
“It’s rare to come across a film with such exceptional cinematography paired with nuanced storytelling. Bart, the Tuesday Studio team and the entire cast and crew worked tirelessly (surviving in the wilds of the Scottish Highlands for 30 days) to create this film, and we look forward to sharing it around the world.”
Check out the trailer for the film below.
