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.

 

Supported by the Embassy of the Netherlands

 

 

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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 UK / 12A Ireland

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April

PREVIEW: Ullapool – Screen Machine  |  Sunday 5th April

PREVIEW: Exeter – Phoenix  |  Tuesday 7th April

PREVIEW: Aldeburgh – Aldeburgh Cinema  |  Wednesday 15th April

PREVIEW: St. Andrews – T-Squared Social Cinema at The New Picture House  |  Friday 17th April

Penrith – Rheged  |  Saturday 18th April

PREVIEW: London – Castle Cinema  |  Tuesday 21st April
+ Q&A with director Bart Schrijver

PREVIEW: London – Phoenix Cinema East Finchley  |  Wednesday 22nd April
+ Q&A with director Bart Schrijver

PREVIEW: London – Crouch End Picturehouse  |  Thursday 23rd April
+ Q&A with director Bart Schrijver

 

In cinemas from Friday 24th April

Alnwick – Alnwick Playhouse

Ambleside – Zeffirellis

Barnsley – Parkway Cinema

Beverley – Parkway Cinema

Bradford – National Science and Media Museum

Campbeltown – Campbeltown Picture House

Cleethorpes – Parkway Cinema

Corby – Savoy Cinema

Dublin – Light House Cinema

Edinburgh – Filmhouse

Edinburgh – Filmhouse
+ Q&A with director Bart Schrijver  |  Monday 27th April

Edinburgh – Scotsman Picturehouse

Elgin – Moray Playhouse

Exeter – Phoenix

Fort William – Highland Cinema

Glasgow – Glasgow Film Theatre

Glasgow – Glasgow Film Theatre
+ Q&A with director Bart Schrijver  |  Sunday 26th April

Glasgow – Grosvenor Cinema

Glasgow – Showcase Cinemas Glasgow Coatbridge

Glasgow – Showcase Cinemas Glasgow Paisley

Hexham – Forum Cinema

Huntly – The Cinema at No.30

Inverness – Eden Court

Kendal – Brewery Arts Centre

Keswick – Alhambra Cinema

Leicester – Phoenix

Lerwick, Shetland – Mareel

London – Castle Cinema

London – Crouch End Picturehouse

London – Phoenix East Finchley

Louth – Parkway Cinema

Montrose – Montrose Playhouse

Newcastle upon Tyne – Tyneside Cinema

Perth – Perth Playhouse

Saltash – Saltash Cinema

Sheffield – Showroom Cinema

St. Andrews – T-Squared Social Cinema at The New Picture House

Workington – Parkway Cinema

Cromarty – Cromarty Cinema – Saturday 25th April

Aldeburgh – Aldeburgh Cinema  |  Sunday 26th & Monday 27th April

Lancaster – Dukes  |  From Tuesday 28th April

 

May

CONTINUING Bradford – National Science and Media Museum  |  From Friday 1st May

CONTINUING Exeter – Phoenix  |  From Friday 1st May

Plymouth – Plymouth Arts Cinema  |  From Friday 1st May

Rothesay – Winter Garden Cinema  |  From Friday 1st May

CONTINUING Huntly – The Cinema at No.30  |  Friday 1st & Monday 4th May

Dumfries – Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre  |  From Saturday 2nd May

Maidenhead – Norden Farm Centre For The Arts  |  Tuesday 5th & Wednesday 6th May

Totnes – Totnes Cinema  |  Tuesday 5th & Wednesday 6th May

Woodhall Spa – Kinema In The Woods  |  Tuesday 5th & Wednesday 6th May

Nottingham – The Bonington  |  From Friday 8th May

CONTINUING Dumfries – Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre  |  From Friday 8th May

London – Rooftop Cinema  |  Tuesday 12th May

Ely – Ely Community Cinema  |  Wednesday 13th May

Kirkaldy – Adam Smith Theatre  |  Wednesday 13th May

Aberfeldy – Birks Cinema  |  Thursday 14th May

Bishops Castle – SpArc Theatre  |  Thursday 14th May

Oxford – Ultimate Picture Palace  |  From Friday 15th May

Addlestone – The Light Cinemas  |  Sunday 17th & Thursday 21st May

Banbury – The Light Cinemas   |  Sunday 17th & Thursday 21st May

Bolton – The Light Cinemas  |  Sunday 17th, Wednesday 20th & Thursday 21st May

Bradford – The Light Cinemas  |   Sunday 17th & Thursday 21st May

Cambridge – The Light Cinemas  |  Wednesday 20th & Thursday 21st May

Huddersfield – The Light Cinemas  |  Sunday 17th & Thursday 21st May

New Brighton – The Light Cinemas  |  Sunday 17th & Thursday 21st May

Redhill – The Light Cinemas  |  Sunday 17th & Thursday 21st May

Sheffield – The Light Cinemas  |  Sunday 17th & Thursday 21st May

Sittingbourne – The Light Cinemas  |  Sunday 17th & Thursday 21st May

Stockport – The Light Cinemas  |  Sunday 17th & Thursday 21st May

Thetford – The Light Cinemas  |  Thursday 21st May

Walsall – The Light Cinemas  |  Sunday 17th & Thursday 21st May

Wisbech – The Light Cinemas  |  Sunday 17th & Thursday 21st May

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

Cumbernauld – Cumbernauld Theatre at Lanternhouse  |  From Friday 22nd May

Great Torrington – The Plough Arts Centre  |  Friday 22nd 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

 

 

 

 

PAST SCREENINGS

SOLD OUT PREVIEW – Hexham – Tyne Valley Film Festival @ Forum Cinema  |  Friday 20th March
PREVIEW – Keswick – Keswick Film Festival @ Rheged  | Sunday 22nd March
SOLD OUT PREVIEW – Newcastle upon Tyne – Tyneside Cinema  |  Tuesday 24th March
PREVIEW: Fort Augustus – Screen Machine  |  Tuesday 24th March
PREVIEW – Lancaster – Dukes  |  Wednesday 25th March
PREVIEW – Plymouth – Plymouth Arts Cinema  | Thursday 26th March
SOLD OUT PREVIEW: Lerwick – Mareel  |  Friday 27th March
SOLD OUT PREVIEW: Newtonmore – Screen Machine  |  Sunday 29th March
SOLD OUT PREVIEW – Inverness – Eden Court  |  Sunday 29th March
PREVIEW: Dundee – Dundee Contemporary Arts  |  Monday 30th March
PREVIEW – Sheffield – Showroom  |  Tuesday 31st March
PREVIEW – Bradford – National Science and Media Museum  |  Wednesday 1st April (Members’ preview)
SOLD OUT PREVIEW – Dumfries – Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre  |  Wednesday 1st April
SOLD OUT PREVIEW – Kendal – Brewery Arts Centre  |  Wednesday 1st April
PREVIEW – Keswick – Alhambra Cinema  |  Wednesday 1st April
PREVIEW – London – Castle Cinema  |  Wednesday 1st April
SOLD OUT PREVIEW – Alnwick – Alnwick Playhouse  |   Thursday 2nd April
PREVIEW – Leicester – Phoenix  |  Thursday 2nd April (Members preview)

 

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★★★★

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

Phil Hoad
The Guardian

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