14-year-old Chakra is sold as a slave labourer to the captain of a Thai fishing vessel. The captain's rule on board is cruel and arbitrary.
Director:
Rodd RathjenWriter:
Rodd Rathjen
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10 wins & 17 nominations.
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Cast
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Sarm Heng | ... | Chakra |
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Chan Visal | ... | Samnang |
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Chheung Vakhim | ... | Friend in Waterhole |
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Terb Sophon | ... | Girl From Rich Families |
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Phouen Nisa | ... | Girl From Rich Families |
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Sareoun Sopheara | ... | Chakra's Father |
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Nhim Chhun | ... | Kravaan (Eldest Brother) |
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Kunthea Sngoun | ... | Chakra's Mother |
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Phouern Mey Mey | ... | Chakra's Sister |
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Ros Leang Hong | ... | Chakra's Sister |
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Sim Lyma | ... | Chakra's Sister |
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Bou Samnang | ... | Chakra's Younger Brother |
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Samphos Phon | ... | Romli |
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Cheap Sovichea | ... | Minivan Driver |
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Mony Ros | ... | Kea |
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A 14-year-old Cambodian boy leaves home in search of a better life but is sold to a Thai broker and enslaved on a fishing trawler. As fellow slaves are tortured and murdered around him, he realises his only hope of freedom is to become as violent as his captors.
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Official submission of Australia for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020. See more »
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Country:
AustraliaRelease Date:
26 September 2019 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
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A fourteen year-old Cambodian boy grows tired of carrying sacks of fertilzer to rice fields to support his mother, father, brother and sister. He seeks a better life after hearing of a chance to make decent money in the factories of Thailand. A broker picks him and a group of others and drops them off where they are broken up into smaller groups. The boy is put on a fishing trawler with a vicious captain and his crew. He and his fellow workers are treated terribly and couple of them revolt and the captain takes care of them in a horrible manner. The kid carries the film, which at ninety-two minutes moves along quite briskly. This is a great foreign movie.