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.
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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:
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26 September 2019 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
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The cruel business of Asian forced-labour fishing is no joke, but if you want to make a movie of it, it still has to work as a movie.
Rathjen largely succeeds, aided by fine camera work, and cinematic interludes that break up what would otherwise be an unbearably grim tale. The interludes might be a high-altitude shot of the death boat, a thoughtful moment of beauty, or a flashback to the young conscript's home village.
The ending strikes an apt note, neither too sad nor too sentimental. It's hard to imagine this one will do huge box office, so let's hope that Rathjen comes back for another round. Talented Australian directors are rare, and rarer still do they kick on for longer careers.