Buoyancy
Director and Writer:
Rodd Rathjen
Starring:
Sarm Heng, Chan Visal, Mony Ros
Release date:
September 2019
IMDB
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.
ANZ Distributor:
Umbrella Entertainment
International Sales Agent:
Charades
International Premiere: Berlin International Film Festival 2019 - Winner Ecumenical Prize
Australian Premiere: Melbourne International Film Festival 2019
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2019 - Winner Best Youth Feature Film
AACTA Award 2019, Best Indie Film
Official Submission Australia, Best International Feature Film 2020 Academy Awards®
Australian Premiere: Melbourne International Film Festival 2019
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2019 - Winner Best Youth Feature Film
AACTA Award 2019, Best Indie Film
Official Submission Australia, Best International Feature Film 2020 Academy Awards®
“This elegant debut feature is at once harrowing and briskly entertaining….a terse minimalist thriller, the tension gradually escalating towards a brutally cathartic climax… Heng’s performance is captivating, a palpable sense of fear and uncertainty lurking beneath.”
Sight & Sound
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