The North

Bart Schrijver’s acclaimed, international hit drama follows two friends who meet up after a decade to hike Scotland’s West Highland Way and Cape Wrath Trail.

★★★★
“A majestic drama…purifying and uplifting”
THE GUARDIAN

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Bart Schrijver’s acclaimed drama follows former best friends and roommates Chris (Bart Harder) and Lluis (Carles Pulido), who meet up after a decade to hike Scotland’s West Highland Way and Cape Wrath Trail.

Having taken the same 350-mile walk in their youth, the pair hope to rekindle their once-strong friendship by spending 30 days together in the majestic, raw beauty of the Scottish Highlands.

But while Chris remains preoccupied with work and life back at home, Lluis is determined to finish the trail to prove he can still do it. Amidst the sweeping landscapes, harsh weather and chance encounters with other hikers, the solitude and silence of the trek force the pair to confront truths about themselves and their friendship – and find out what it truly means to stand still and listen.

Shot entirely on the route of the walk, and in chronological order, The North is a beautiful ode to friendship and the healing power of nature.  It’s not only a poignant and powerful drama, but also perhaps the definitive hiking film, allowing us to take in the stunning majesty of the Highlands shoulder-to-shoulder with Lluis and Chris as they reconnect with each other and with nature.

Released in the UK and Ireland from Friday 24th April 2026

  • Director: Bart Schrijver
  • Country: The Netherlands
  • Year: 2025
  • Duration: 131 minutes
  • Genre: Drama
  • Language: In English and Spanish and Dutch with English subtitles.
  • Production company: Tuesday Studio
  • Cert: 15

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March

FINAL TICKETS PREVIEW – Hexham – Tyne Valley Film Festival @ Forum Cinema  |  Friday 20th March

PREVIEW – Keswick – Keswick Film Festival @ Rheged  | Sunday 22nd March

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PREVIEW: Fort Augustus – Screen Machine  |  Tuesday 24th March

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April

PREVIEW – Bradford – National Science and Media Museum  |  Wedneday 1st April

PREVIEW – Dumfries – Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre  |  Wednesday 1st April

PREVIEW – Kendal – Brewery Arts Centre  |  Wednesday 1st April

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PREVIEW – London – Castle Cinema  |  Wednesday 1st April

PREVIEW – Alnwick – Alnwick Playhouse  |   Thursday 2nd April

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PREVIEW: Ullapool – Screen Machine  |  Sunday 5th April

Exeter – Phoenix  |  Tuesday 7th April

 

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Ambleside – Zeffirellis

Bradford – National Science and Media Museum

Dublin – Light House

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Exeter – Phoenix

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Hexham – Forum Cinema

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May

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Woodbridge – Riverside  |  Sunday 17th & Thursday 21st May

 

July

Ross-on-Wye – Phoenix Theatre  |  Wednesday 1st July

Swansea – Taliesin Arts Centre  |  Monday 20th July

 

September

Evanton – Evanton Community Centre  |  Saturday 27th September

 

 

 

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★★★★

“A majestic drama…perhaps the ultimate hiking film…purifying and uplifting.”

Phil Hoad
The Guardian

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