''Buoyancy'' is a 2019 Australian

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directed by

Rodd Rathjen Rod Rathjen is an Australian film director. Life He was born in Colbinabbin and graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2010. Rodd is a graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts. His final year film 'Thirst' won 'Best Directing' a ...

. It was selected as the Australian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the

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, but it was not nominated.

Plot

Inspired by actual events, a 14-year-old Cambodian boy becomes a victim of human trafficking when he is enslaved on a Thai fishing trawler.

Cast

* Sarm Heng as Chakra * Thanawut Kasro as Rom Ran (first trafficker) * Mony Ros as Kea * Saicheer Wongwirot as Kadir (second trafficker)

Release

The film's premiere took place at the

2019 Berlin International Film Festival The 69th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 7 to 17 February 2019. French actress Juliette Binoche served as the Jury President. Lone Scherfig's drama film '' The Kindness of Strangers'' opened the festival. The Golden Bea ...

. Critic Paul O'Callaghan assessed the film as a "terse minimalist thriller" about slavery in southeast Asia. '' Screen Daily''s Sarah Ward credited Heng with "a captivating lead" with "a rawness to his performance".

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