Buoyancy

Australia 2019, 92 minutes
Dir. Rodd Rathjen
In Thai, Khmer with English subtitles
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama

Feat. Sarm Heng, Mony Ros, Thanawut Kasro

“Pulling no punches in its intently human rendering of the horrors of human trafficking, this is a thrilling film which finds fleeting moments of beauty – amongst infinite senselessness. ”~Sarah Ward, FILMINK

Aroview: A 14-year old who works in the Cambodian rice fields with his family decides to escape illegally to Thailand, but finds instead that he has been sold to a fishing boat captain as a slave. A devastating coming-of-age story from talented first-time Australian director Rodd Rathjen.

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4 stars (Very Good) Convincing depiction of widespread slavery in fishing, even in NZ. Anyone thinking that slavery was abolished in 1834 should read the true facts; there are more slaves today than ever before in history and they are cheaper, priced at $50 ea. ~Sandy
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4 stars (Very Good) Hard hitting and believable. The scenes on the fishing boat were very suspenseful thanks to the skipper who kept throwing his crew on a one way trip overboard. ~Tubbs