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En tu Ausencia

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Synopsis

13-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 adolescence, 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. (Spanish with English subtitles)

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DVD : $17.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 658769841435

Studio : Vanguard

Languages: Spanish (Primary) , English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: 1.85, Widescreen

Keywords

Adolescence, Coming of Age, Friendship, Gay Male, Gay/Lesbian, Intergenerational Romance, International, Pedophile/Pedophilia, Rural Life/Country, Schoolboy

Genres

International

Customer Reviews

Andalusia--Real and Isolated

Amos Lassen wrote on 10/30/2009:

“En Tu Ausencia” (“In Your Absence”)

Andalusia—Real and Isolated

Amos Lassen

Pablo is a 13 year old quiet and lonely boy with a painful past. Julia is his only friend; she is 15 and is willing to help Pablo move into adolescence by giving him advice. Pablo meets Paco, a stranger whose car broke down and Paco seems to be more interested in Pablo than in fixing his car. Pablo keeps his distance from him but he soon finds that his loneliness causes him to become closer to Paco who could become a replacement father for him. Pablo becomes more affectionate to the man and he does not realize that he is being led toward a tragedy that will scar him for life.
We see Andalusia as never seen before. The people are isolated yet they share the same basic scenes as all of us—friendship, betrayal, coming of age, sexuality. Most of the actors are making their debut here on film and the direction of Ivan Noel is stunning. Visually this is a beautiful film and the music adds to the beauty of the film. This is Noel’s first film and he sold his house and spent huge sums of money to get this film made. We get a recreation of a time when growing up was totally confusing and painful. Here we see what cinematic art is as we watch a young boy be torn apart by fate.