CinemaOSMovie · 2023 · 1h 40m

Absence

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Rouzbeh arrives in Prague, far from his troubled family life in Tehran, to research his father’s past. Visiting the flat where his father, a communist expatriate, lived 50 years ago, in the times of Czechoslovakia, he is stopped by a policewoman investigating a recent accident. The current resident of the flat, Vladimir, who turns out to be Rouzbeh’s half-brother, has fallen out the window. Discovering hidden corners of Vladimir’s life and getting closer to his soul, Rouzbeh learns a shocking truth about his father, totally contradicting the image of a hero he had about him. This puts him on the path which led to Vladimir's fall from the window.

Directed byAli Mosaffa

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
FA
Released
November 30, 2023
Studios
i/o postArinaAli Mosaffa Productions

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ABSENCE- North American Premiere at the UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema 2022

ABSENCE- North American Premiere at the UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema 2022

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Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
Ali Mosaffa

Ali Mosaffa

Rouzbeh

Leila Hatami

Leila Hatami

Zuzana Stivínová

Zuzana Stivínová

Klára Melíšková

Klára Melíšková

Zuzana Kronerová

Zuzana Kronerová

Magdaléna Borová

Magdaléna Borová

Petra Nesvačilová

Petra Nesvačilová

Antonie Formanová

Antonie Formanová

Creative team
Directed by
Ali Mosaffa
Ali Mosaffa
Written by
Ali Mosaffa
Ali Mosaffa
Produced by
Jordi Niubò
Jordi Niubò
Ali Mosaffa
Ali Mosaffa

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