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Absences (2014)

Directed by Carole Laganière
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Plot

Carole Laganière dives deeply into personal territory in this beautifully crafted exploration of absence and loss and its painful effect on daily lives. Inspired by her mother’s steadily advancing Alzheimer’s and the inevitability of her estrangement, Laganière weaves their story with the stories of others wrestling with loss: Ines, an immigrant who returns to her birth country of Croatia to find the mother who abandoned her during the war; Deni, an American author who’s finally able to search for his Quebec roots; and Nathalie, who’s desperately looking for her missing sister. Through their experiences the film ponders how absence is often the catalyst for a quest—a quest for information, understanding and often acceptance. Through its many voices, Absences speaks to us of the immense fragility and resiliency of human emotions.

Genres

Documentary

Technical details

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Original titleAbsences
Original languageEnglish (EN)
Spoken languagesHrvatski, English, Français
Production countriesCanada
StatusReleased
Production companiesONF | NFB
Release date25 aprile 2014
ProductionMélanie Lasnier, Colette Loumède
WriterCarole Laganière
EditingYannick Carrier
CinematographyDominic Dorval, Carole Laganière, François Vincelette
Assistant directorsCarole Laganière
Camera operatorsCarole Laganière, François Vincelette, Dominic Dorval
Additional photographyCarole Laganière, François Vincelette, Dominic Dorval
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Release dates

Theatrical release

Canada / Apr 25, 2014 / 14A

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