Absent

Absent

Directed by Marco Berger

Produced by Oh My Gomez! Films

201187 min5.9 / 10

A tense psychological drama about obsessive, unrequited desire between a student and teacher, built on ambiguity and mounting dread.

Martín, a young student, gets injured during a swimming class. Sebastián, the PE teacher, takes him to the hospital. When they leave, he offers to drive him home, but Martín is planning to spend the night at a classmate's house, since there is no one at his own home.

Questions people ask

  • Is Absent sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Does Absent end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Absent violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Absent easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Absent scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise27

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Like Absent, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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