In Your Absence
In Your Absence

In Your Absence

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2008
1h 40m
5.9(23 votes)
Drama

Overview

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.

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34 members
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Gonzalo Sánchez Salas

Pablo Benitez

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Francisco Alfonsin

Paco

Francisco Alfonsin
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Pedro Salido Saborido

Adult Pablo

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Anabel Azuar

Pablo's Mother

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Ana Tutor

Julia

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Antonio J. Atienza Sánchez

The Postman

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Acensio Salas Suárez

The Mechanic

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Juanjo Galiardo

Pablo's Father

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Luis Vargas Gómez

Luis - the Mechanic's Son

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Jesús Gllardo Soto

Jesús

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Luis Valle Romero

Town Child / Swimming Boy #1

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Tomás Benitez Soto

Town Child / Swimming Boy #2

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Irene Rodriguez Ripoll

Town Child

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Cristina González Benítez

Town Child

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Erico Ramos Fernández

Older Town Child

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Paola Pablo Nogales Doña

Older Town Child

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Alba Maria Vargas Gómez

Older Town Child

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Jaime Vega Morón

Older Town Child

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Gonzalo Miñagorri Ignacio

Older Town Child

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Julia Miñagorri Ignacio

Older Town Child

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Diego Barragán Gutierrez

Old Man with the Radio

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Cayetana Ruiz Zapata

Woman at the Cemetary

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Antonio Benitez

Policeman

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Jesús Gallardo Soto

Jesús

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Lola Mendoza

Bartender

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Iván Noel

Bar Customer

Iván Noel
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Erika González Mendoza

Bar Customer

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Alejandro González Souto

Bar Customer

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Marcel Ferraro

Bar Customer / Man at the Lake

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Marta Mateos Pomar

Bar Customer

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Diego Román Harillo

Julia's Grandfather

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Carmela González Mateos

Mechanic's Wife

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Rafa Contreras Doña

Man at the Lake

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Rafael Pino Duarte

Man at the Lake

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