Γερμανικά Τίτλος: Wo warst Du? Ρωσική τίτλος: В твоё отсутствие Πρωτότυπος τίτλος: En tu ausencia
Παραλλαγές εναλλακτικών τίτλων: En Tu Ausencia / Wo warst Du?
Drama – Spanien, Καναδάς Έτος παραγωγής: 2008 Διάρκεια: 99 λεπτά
Σκηνοθεσία: Iván Noel
Υπόθεση:
Thirteen-year-old Pablo is a quiet, lonely boy with a troubled past. His only friend is Julia, a shameless 15-year-old girl who is more than willing to help Pablo with his transition from childhood to ado-lescence, and give him some advice on sex, love and life in general. On a quiet country road just outside of the village, Pablo meets Paco, an oddly calm, well dressed stranger whose car just broke down. Nevertheless, he seems more interested in the boy than fixing his problem. At first Pablo maintains a cautious distance from the stranger, vaguely heeding his fellow villagers’ advice to keep his distance. However, the boy’s subconscious quest to find understanding of his dark past and guilt makes him lose all of his protective layers. He sees a new friend in Paco; someone he can open up to and feel valued by almost like a replacement father. As Pablo’s affection grows for the man, he is unknowingly and blindly being lead toward a tragedy that will scar him for life.
He had no problems (nor did his parents) with masturbation scenes and nude scenes, which is no big deal in coming-of-age-films in Spain. Spain is still a far cry from the absurd repressions of neighbouring countries. – Iván Noel about Gonzalo, the leading actor, in an interview with Destroyer
Ein großartiger Film, welcher in keiner Sammlung von Fans dieses Genres fehlen darf. Ein Film, wie er wohl nur noch, nach Meinung von Regisseur Iván Noel, wie oben zu lesen ist, nur noch in Spanien möglich ist.
Dieser Film wurde von Franz-Josef in die Filmliste eingetragen!