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Buoyancy (2019)

Buoyancy poster
Directed by
Rodd Rathjen
Genre
drama, crime
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
16
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy from rural Cambodia is tricked into boarding a fishing boat where he is forced into labor. He must endure brutal conditions and find a way to survive.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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