Absence
Short film directed by Lang Wu.In 2021, Absence was nominated for Best Short Film at the 74th Cannes.After ten years in prison, Han Jiangyu returns to Hainan Island.Housing construction is booming, his childhood friend is now rich.Searching for traces of the familiar, Jiangyu meets his old love who now has a daughter.
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Short film directed by Lang Wu. In 2021, Absence was nominated for Best Short Film at the 74th Cannes. After ten years in prison, Han Jiangyu returns to Hainan Island. Housing construction is booming, his childhood friend is now rich. Searching for traces of the familiar, Jiangyu meets his old love who now has a daughter.
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- Release date
- Jul 6, 2021
- Runtime
- 0h 15m
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- Language
- Mandarin
- Country
- China
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