L'absent
1997, French. Directed by Céline Baril.
Though it happened decades before, Roland Kadar is still unclear as to the circumstances that led his father Paul to drown himself in the Danube during the 1950s, and so he heads to Europe to find out for himself. His grim journey takes him to such places as Budapest, Warsaw and Prague. He even visits Tokyo. The major scenes consist of interiors inter-spliced with black-and-white footage of other European locals and old family photographs.
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- 1h 18m
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- French
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- 17 September 1997
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L'absent runs 78 minutes (1h 18m).
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L'absent isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 September 1997. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like L'absent?
If you liked L'absent, try The Long Absence, Chaos, The Nest.
Who directed L'absent?
L'absent (1997) was directed by Céline Baril and stars Roland Bréard, Bobo Vian, Gabor Zsigovics.