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L'Absence

2009

A Guinean man who has built a successful life abroad returns home to find his family and community in decline, forcing a painful reckoning with what he left behind. A sober drama of return and responsibility.

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Part of 4 Essential Films from Guinea

This film is stop 1 of 4 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Guinea. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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