“精采而且情感真摯” “A wonderful film with sincere emotions”
- 侯孝賢 Hou Hsiao-Hsien
“Absent” navigates the murky waters of Malayan history that appears far removed from the present - VARIETY
27th Singapore International Film Festival Audience Award
22nd Busan International Film Festival Wide Angle Competition
68th Berlin Film Festival Talent Campus Director Lau Kek-Huat
Director Lau Kek-Huat brings his camera back to Malaysia to look for an answer to his father’s absence in his family past. He discovers that his grandfather went missing, not just literally but also from the memories of his loved ones, because of a taboo linked to a sensitive part of Malaysian history. To uncover the truth, Lau has to confront to a past that many Malaysians are not even aware of, and look for the answer amongst a group of fierce soldiers, whose courage to give their lives for what they believed in has now disappeared into the oblivion.