Buoyancy

Buoyancy

The day you lose hope, is the day you will die.

Directed by Rodd Rathjen

Produced by Causeway Films, Feracious Entertainment

201993 min7.1 / 10

A harrowing portrait of child trafficking and slavery that forces its protagonist—and viewer—to confront whether survival requires moral corruption.

An innocent Cambodian boy is sold to a Thai broker and enslaved on a fishing trawler. As fellow slaves are tortured and murdered around him, he starts to wonder if his only hope of freedom is to become as violent as his captors.

Questions people ask

  • Is Buoyancy scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Buoyancy easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Is Buoyancy sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Buoyancy violent? Yes, very. More violent than 97% of films.

  • Does Buoyancy end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

75/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity69

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise83

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Buoyancy

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Buoyancy

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Buoyancy, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Buoyancy, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Buoyancy, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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