Cargo

DIRECTORS NOTES - Leo Woodhead “I remember the moment the idea for Cargo popped into my head. A friend of mine was writing a script about restorative justice, and we got to talking about amnesty international and...

New Zealand Production

Short 2007 Drama 12.00 minutes

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Cargo is a realistic and powerful film that portrays a young boy’s descent into the world of child trafficking. Believing he is about to cross a border to a new life, the young runaway instead discovers he is to be sold as a human slave. Through a remarkable moment of pity, he is spared - but the reprieve comes at a huge personal cost.

2007 - Venice International Film Festival

BFI London Film Festival

2008 - New Zealand International Film Festival

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Melbourne Film Festival

Directors

Leo Woodhead

Producers

Vanessa Alexander

Leo Woodhead

Screenplay Writers

Leo Woodhead

Executive Producers

Jacub Drocar

Vanessa Alexander

Cast

Jaroslav Horváth
Boy

Ivo Haman
Trafficker

Crew

Martin Preiss | Director of Photography

Lenka Hojková | Editor

Tomás Svoboda | Art Director

Production Company

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