Buoyancy (2019)

Buoyancy: Directed by Rodd Rathjen. With Sarm Heng, Chan Visal, Chheung Vakhim, Terb Sophon. 14-year-old Chakra is sold as a slave labourer to the captain of a Thai fishing vessel. The captain’s rule on board is cruel and arbitrary.

“This definitely presents us with a different world view – a world unknown to most of us. The three main actors, excellently portray the visceral tensions that they are all undergoing. There is a Third World authenticity that is largely ignored in most films.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe scenes on the fishing vessel are taut. And sometimes vicious. Think of this film the next time you open a tin of pet food.”