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In Absentia

2013 · 42 min

A quiet, uneasy romance that slowly tightens into dread as young dreams curdle into bad decisions.

Directed by
David Metz
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring
Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Lukas Schwarz Thorsteinsson, Jacob Utzon Krefeld
Overview
Lucas is a young man who dreams of going to Brazil and starting his life a new. His troublemaker friend Robert persuades him to go see a girl named Karina. Karina has a plan of how they can make their dreams come true. It involves a robbery at an old lady's apartment. Lucas soon falls deeply in love with Karina much to the dismay of Robert, but there is something she hasn't mentioned which will have terrible consequences for all three of them.

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Directed by
David Metz
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring
Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Lukas Schwarz Thorsteinsson, Jacob Utzon Krefeld
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • betrayal
    • crime
    • ambition
    • deception
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance, thriller
    Directed by
    David Metz
    Written by
    David Metz
    Starring
    Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Lukas Schwarz Thorsteinsson, Jacob Utzon Krefeld
    Runtime
    42 min
    Country
    Denmark
    Languages
    Danish

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