True North is a Indonesia–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
After his father disappears and the rest of his family is sent to a notorious political prison camp in North Korea, a young boy must learn to survive the harsh conditions, find meaning in his perilous existence, and maybe even escape.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #7 of 67 Indonesia films indexed here (90th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.2 points above the Indonesia average of 6.3/10.
Among Indonesia Drama productions specifically: #4 of 28 (top 14%).
Indonesia × Japan Co-Production
Other Indonesia×Japan titles
The 2019–2021 Indonesia Window
Among 18 Indonesia films we catalog from this window, True North places #3 — near the top of its class.
The 2020s Indonesia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Indonesia, 15 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when True North premiered alongside 3 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 3 other Indonesia films in 2020.
The 56th Indonesia title from Indonesia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1976).
Our Indonesia catalog contains 67 titles in total (63 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 28% of Indonesia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 16th percentile among Indonesia films.
Production Details
| Primary Country | Indonesia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Indonesia, Japan |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Sumimasen Pte. Ltd |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | June 15, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt12354974 |
| Official Site | www.truenorth.watch |








