Absence(2023)

Absence Synopsis

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.

Absence (2023) is a drama, thriller and mystery film directed by Ali Mosaffa, released on November 30, 2023 with a runtime of 1h 40m. It stars Ali Mosaffa, Leila Hatami, Zuzana Stivínová and Klára Melíšková. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 2 ratings.