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Buoyancy

  • 20192019
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  • 1h 33m
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7.3/10
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Buoyancy (2019)
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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.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.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 Rathjen
    • Rodd Rathjen
  • Stars
    • Sarm Heng
    • Chan Visal
    • Chheung Vakhim
    • Rodd Rathjen
    • Rodd Rathjen
  • Stars
    • Sarm Heng
    • Chan Visal
    • Chheung Vakhim
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    • 14User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
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    Sarm Heng, Thanawut Ketsaro, and Mony Ros in Buoyancy (2019)
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    Sarm Heng
    • Chakra
    Chan Visal
    • Samnang
    Chheung Vakhim
    • Friend in Waterhole
    Terb Sophon
    • Girl From Rich Families
    Phouen Nisa
    • Girl From Rich Families
    Sareoun Sopheara
    • Chakra's Father
    Nhim Chhun
    • Kravaan (Eldest Brother)
    Kunthea Sngoun
    • Chakra's Mother
    Phouern Mey Mey
    • Chakra's Sister
    Ros Leang Hong
    • Chakra's Sister
    Sim Lyma
    • Chakra's Sister
    Bou Samnang
    • Chakra's Younger Brother
    Samphos Phon
    • Romli
    Cheap Sovichea
    • Minivan Driver
    Mony Ros
    • Kea
    Decha Chinpornkawee
    • Jimmy Truck Driver
    Vuthy Sao
    • Toh
    Bonthea Seng
    • Sokchan
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      Official submission of Australia for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020.

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    9/10
    Unflinching realism; grim but not exploitative
    So this is an Australian film about a very poor, 14 year old Cambodian boy, who gets sick and tired of being exploited by his family (despite many older brothers, he is forced to do all the work in his family and also forced to do free slave labor for neighbors basically sowing rice paddies - and that is major work, son). So he takes a debt to go to Thailand and work. But, because he doesn't pay up front, he is sold into slavery to a fisherman trawler, and from there he experiences all kinds of torture and abuse. The adults can't handle it; will he? This is an exceptional foreign independent film. The film is not brutal but is darkly realistic. The direction, acting, script, cinematography, editing, and score are all top notch. This is a film from last year worth searching out. SEE IT!
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      • September 26, 2019 (Australia)
      • Australia
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      • Causeway Films
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      • Feracious Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
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