I was teary-eyed,” said Soliman Cruz of his reaction when a Filipino seaman, whom he only met for the first time, expressed pride over the fact that Soliman had agreed to work on an international film that centers on the lives of seafaring people.
Soliman said the incident happened when he was at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, waiting to board his flight to Bucharest, Romania, where the post-production work for the film “To the North” was to take place. Soliman left Manila on March 17.
“The man told me, ‘I read that you are going to make a film about our lives as seafarers. I’m happy about that. I know you will make us proud.’ I wasn’t able to reply to that right…
Keep on reading: Soliman Cruz tells what it’s like filming for the Romanian drama ‘To the North’