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  • The Absence (2009)
  • 82 min | Drama
The Absence (2009)
82 min | Drama
Adama Diop is a successful scientist, living in Paris. After 15 years away, he travels to his hometown in Senegal to visit his aged grandmother and his semi-deaf mute sister Aicha. Aicha is still traumatized about their mother's death, who...See moreAdama Diop is a successful scientist, living in Paris. After 15 years away, he travels to his hometown in Senegal to visit his aged grandmother and his semi-deaf mute sister Aicha. Aicha is still traumatized about their mother's death, who died as she was giving birth to her. But the true extent of Aicha's mental state only becomes apparent when Adama discovers she is working as a prostitute, amidst a seedy underworld of gangsters, drugs and crime. Adama's discovery leads to a gripping thriller as he struggles to free Aicha from the sinister world into which she has descended. Written by Dubai International Film Festival See less
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Director
Mama Keïta
Writer
Mama Keïta (screenplay)
Producer
Mama Keïta
Cinematographer
Rémi Mazet
Editor
Miriame Chamekh (film editing by)
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Status
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Updated Jan 24, 2009
Release date
Jan 22, 2014 (France)
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination

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