Absence
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.
- Year: 2023
- Country: Czech Republic, Iran, Slovakia
- Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
- Studio: Ali Mosaffa Productions, i/o post, Arina
- Keyword: family history, family secrets
- Director: Ali Mosaffa
- Cast: Ali Mosaffa, Leila Hatami, Zuzana Stivínová, Klára Melíšková, Zuzana Kronerová, Magdaléna Borová