Buoyancy

XMAS_B1G1F
Umbrella EntertainmentSKU: DAVID4101
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Extras: None

Disc type: DVD
No. of discs: 1
Running time: 92
Audio format: 5.1 Dolby Digital
Format: NTSC
Colour: Colour
Languages: Khmer; Thai
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Image ratio: 2.35:1
Subtitles: English
Year of Production: 2019
Release Date: 22 January 2020

Description

In rural Cambodia, spirited 14-year-old Chakra (Sam Heng) works the rice fields with his family. He yearns for independence and seeks out a local broker who can get him paid work in a Thai factory. Without telling his family, Chakra travels to Bangkok to make his fortune.

Chakra secretly journeys across the border and finally arrives in Thailand. But there he and his new friend Kea (Mony Ros, Hex) realise the broker has lied to them. Both Chakra and Kea, along with other Cambodians and Burmese, are sold to a fishing captain as slaves.

They are trapped at sea indefinitely, trawling fish 22 hours a day, surviving on just a handful of cold rice. Captain Rom Ran (Thanawut Kasro, The Cave) quickly weeds out those slaves weakened by the conditions or trying to escape, and throws them overboard. The trawler sells its catch and restocks its supplies without going to land, making escape impossible.

As fellow slaves are tortured and murdered around them, Kea begins to lose his mind. When his only ally is killed, Chakra looks to Rom Ran to understand what it will take to be free. With hope and humanity dwindling, Chakra decides to take control of the trawler.

Director: Rodd Rathjen

Cast: Mony Ros, Sarm Heng, Thanawut Kasro

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