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| Director: | Daniel Calparsoro | ||
| Producer: | Juan Alexander | ||
| Cinematography: | Josep M. Civit | ||
| Editing: | Iván Aledo | ||
| Music: | Carlos Jean | ||
| Country: | Spain | ||
| Language: | Spanish | ||
| Distributor: | Buena Vista International |
The Absent (Spanish; Castilian: '''Ausentes'''|links=no) is a 2005 Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Daniel Calparsoro from a screenplay by Calparsoro, Ray Loriga, and Elio Quiroga which stars Ariadna Gil and Jordi Mollà.
A married middle-class couple (Julia and Samuel) moves with their children to a new estate in the city outskirts, with Julia suffering from anxiety upon settling in what turns out to be a deserted place.[1]
The film is an Estudios Picasso and Star Line production.[2] It was shot in the suburbs of Madrid.[3]
The film was released theatrically in Spain on 16 September 2005.[4]
Casimiro Torreiro of El País considered that the film holds for around a 95% of its footage but, in the remaining 5%, issues pop up and it becomes clear that cheating has occurred, with the whole experience underpinned by a hard-to-swallow plot device.[5]