Buoyancy (2019)
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.
Primary Title
- Buoyancy
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 21 May 2023
Release Year
- 2019
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 150:00
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme 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.
Classification
- M
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Thai
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Enslaved persons--Drama
- Fishing--Drama
- Slavery--Drama
- Wilderness survival--Drama
- Feature films--Thailand
- Feature films--Australia
Genres
- Crime drama
Contributors
- Rodd Rathjen (Director)
- Rodd Rathjen (Writer)
- Sarm Heng (Actor)
- Mony Ros (Actor)
- Thanawut Kasro (Actor)
- Saichia Wongwirot (Actor)
- Yothin Udomsanti (Actor)
- Samantha Jennings (Producer)
- Kristina Ceyton (Producer)
- Rita Walsh (Producer)
- Michael Latham (Director of Photography)
- Bethany Ryan (Production Designer)
- Graeme Pereira (Editor)
- Lawrence English (Composer)
- Causeway Films (Production Unit)
- Feracious Entertainment (Production Unit)
- Screen Australia (Funder)
- Anupheap Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Enslaved persons--Drama
- Fishing--Drama
- Slavery--Drama
- Wilderness survival--Drama
- Feature films--Thailand
- Feature films--Australia