Buoyancy
“The day you lose hope, is the day you will die.”
An innocent Cambodian boy is sold to a Thai broker and enslaved on a fishing trawler. As fellow slaves are tortured and murdered around him, he starts to wonder if his only hope of freedom is to become as violent as his captors.
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Cast
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Sarm Heng
Chakra
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Thanawut Ketsaro
Rom Ran
Known for
No Escape
The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure
Rous Mony
Kea
Known for
First They Killed My Father
Jailbreak
Saichia Wongwirot
Kadir
Known for
Rescue Dawn
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
Yothin Udomsanti
Danchi
Known for
The White Lotus
Blood & Treasure
Chan Visal
Samnang
No other roles listed
Chheung Vakhim
Friend in Waterhole
No other roles listed
Terb Sophon
Girl from Rich Families
No other roles listed
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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Rodd Rathjen Director · Michael Latham Cinematographer Graeme Pereira Editor
United States release October 26, 2019 · Produced in Australia, Cambodia, Thailand · Languages English, Khmer, Thai
Production
Causeway Films
Production
Feracious Entertainment
Production
Screen Australia
Production
Film Victoria
Production
Definition Films
Production
Anupheap Production
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MIFF Premiere Fund
Production
Australia · Cambodia · Thailand
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Thai
Spoken on screen
English · Khmer · Thai
Release dates
Brazil · February 8, 2019
Theatrical
Australia · September 26, 2019
Theatrical
United States · October 26, 2019
Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
France
November 27, 2019 · Theatrical
Germany
February 8, 2019 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama)
India
October 21, 2019 · Premiere · Mumbai Film Festival
Indonesia
November 21, 2019 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Japan
August 7, 2020 · Digital
Poland
October 11, 2019 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
South Korea
June 25, 2020 · Theatrical · 2020-MF00764
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