Movie

Absent

2011 · 87 min

A slow, uncomfortable study of repressed desire and guilt, told through lingering glances and uneasy silences.

Overview: Martín, a young student, gets injured during a swimming class. Sebastián, the PE teacher, takes him to the hospital. When they leave, he offers to drive him home, but Martín is planning to spend the night at a classmate's house, since there is no one at his own home.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, identity, guilt, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
guilt
isolation
betrayal
Places: small town
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild