Buoyancy_(film)

<i>Buoyancy</i> (film)

Buoyancy (film)

2019 Australian drama film

Buoyancy is a 2019 Australian drama film directed by Rodd Rathjen. It was selected as the Australian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[1]

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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.[2]

Critic Paul O'Callaghan assessed the film as a "terse minimalist thriller" about slavery in southeast Asia.[3] Screen Daily's Sarah Ward credited Heng with "a captivating lead" with "a rawness to his performance".[4]

Awards

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Frater, Patrick (25 September 2019). "Australia Floats Buoyancy as Its Oscars Contender". Variety. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. [2]
    Roxborough, Scott (21 January 2019). "Berlin Film Festival Completes Panorama Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. [3]
    O'Callaghan, Paul (13 February 2019). "Berlinale first look: Buoyancy is a harrowing thriller about modern slavery". BFI. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. [4]
    Ward, Sarah (8 February 2019). "'Buoyancy': Berlin Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. [5]
    Groves, Don (18 February 2019). "Rodd Rathjen's 'Buoyancy' wins Berlin prize". If Magazine. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Audience Awards". Melbourne International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  7. [7]
    Frater, Patrick (15 October 2019). "Wang Xiaoshuai's 'So Long, My Son' Earns Six APSA Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
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    Walker, Winsome (3 December 2019). "AACTA Awards 2019 Winners: The Complete List". E! Online. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
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    "Winners & Nominees, 2019". AACTA. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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