Absence

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Absence

2023

1h 40m

Drama

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

AWFJ.org

Setting us adrift across his urban landscapes, in Absence Lee Kang-sheng offers a melancholic vision of dreams lost and families found.

Aug 21, 2023

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Lisa Nystrom

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… while beautiful in its own unhurried way, struggles to sustain the feature-length runtime.

Rated: 10.5/20

Feb 13, 2024

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Carlos Losilla

Caimán Cuadernos de Cine

Wu proceeds by splintering the plot into brief flashes that hide others, telling some things but not all, so it is up to the audience to give a final shape to the puzzle. [Full review in Spanish]

Oct 3, 2023

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Sean Gilman

In Review Online

At every turn, Absence appears like it’s going to turn into a kind of a movie we’ve seen before... But just when we think we’re settling into some kind of romantic noir... Absence shifts once more into something much more special and original.

Apr 8, 2023

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Sarah Manvel

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Uunfortunately all this beauty and cleverness doesn't make up for a plot which resolves none of its own central questions, and which blows the ending.

Mar 18, 2023

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Wu Lang

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Lee Kang-sheng

Han Jiangyu

Li Meng

Su Hong

Ren Ke

Chen Kai

Liang Wanling

Yao Yao

Wu Lang

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Director: Wu Lang
Producer: Dun He
Screenwriter: Wu Lang
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Runtime: 1h 40m