Absence (2023)

overview : 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.

Release Date : Nov 30, 2023

Runtime : 1h 40m

Genre : Drama  Thriller  Mystery  

Companies : Ali Mosaffa Productions, i/o post, Arina

Countries : Czech Republic, Iran, Slovakia

Keywords : family history, family secrets