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📖 Synopsis
A family has spent years waiting for the return of their son, who disappeared during Colombia's armed conflict. When the mother decides to go looking for him herself, the journey forces her to confront truths she had been trying to avoid. A portrait of the grief carried by families of the disappeared, blending documentary and fiction to build an intimate memorial around a national wound that has never fully healed.
✍️ Our review
7.9/10
★★★★☆
Yulene Olaizola makes a cinema of silences and landscape that few filmmakers know how to do. The absent as a metaphor for Mexico's disappeared.
🎞️ Technical sheet
Director
Yulene Olaizola
Year
2023
Duration
85 minutes
Genre
Drama
Cast
🎬 Behind the scenes
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The Absent Ones was released in 2023.
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Yulene Olaizola directs the film in her signature style.
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A drama that received a warm critical reception.
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More behind-the-scenes details will be added soon.
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