The Long Absence Synopsis

A woman thinks she recognizes her husband, disappeared after being arrested 16 years before and tortured by the Gestapo, before being deported into a camp. She patiently follows the homeless, amnesiac man, hoping to bring back his memories. A scar on his skull suggests he might have been lobotomized. She presses on. Overwhelmed of what is asked of him, the man runs away. Will he ever remember her?

A woman thinks she recognizes her husband, disappeared after being arrested 16 years before and tortured by the Gestapo, before being deported into a camp. She patiently follows the homeless, amnesiac man, hoping to bring back his memories. A scar on his skull suggests he might have been lobotomized. She presses on. Overwhelmed of what is asked of him, the man runs away. Will he ever remember her?

April 27, 2023 at 05:23 AM