Absent Present

About Absent Present

Absent Present is a 2010 English drama film directed by Angelika Levi. It runs 85 minutes.

Benji was brought from Namibia to the GDR in 1979 as a young child and sent back in 1990 after German reunification. Levi got to know him there in 1991. Two years later, he hitchhiked back to Europe disguised as a tourist. But "in this film there is no main character. Benji, who should have been it, has disappeared," it is stated at the beginning of the movie. On her search for traces, Levi associatively links the story of the refugee with the stories of flight of those she meets underway. The journey leads from Germany to Namibia, to the Spanish mainland and the Canary Islands, all the way to Senegal. Without wanting to draw a geographical or political map, an essayistic documentary on the various forms of traveling emerges: vacation and migration, voluntary and forced return.

Director

Angelika Levi

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Is Absent Present available on OTT in India?

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Is Absent Present on Netflix?

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Is Absent Present on Prime Video?

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When did Absent Present release?

Absent Present released on 1 January 2010.