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Your gym teacher is watching you back. This isn't detention—it's destruction.
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Absent (2011)

slow-burn nightmaregay Hitchcockpredatory tension

Overview

DramaThriller

Sebastiano teaches high school gym classes and coaches swimming. He’s got a job, a girlfriend, and a pretty normal life. But as young Martin starts to infiltrate Sebastiano’s life, his world will get turned upside down. Eerie from the first frame, this Hitchcockian thriller portrays sexual obsession with terrifying realism.

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Content warning
argentinalgbtunrequited loveobsessioncrush
obsession and possessionpower and vulnerabilitycloseted desirethe gaze reversed

Standout Aspects

Direction

Berger weaponizes empty space and locker room silence.

Acting

De Pietro's dead-eyed longing will haunt your sleep.

Best for:Solo: Late night, lights low, no interruptions. You'll need to breathe.·Streaming: Pause frequently to escape the discomfort.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Age-gap obsession with explicit predatory undertones throughout.·Disturbing: Uncomfortable power dynamics, no release valve.
Marco Berger

Director

Marco Berger

ReleasedJul 27, 2011
Runtime1h 27m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Oh My Gomez! Films

Top Cast

Carlos Echevarría

Carlos Echevarría

Sebastián

Javier De Pietro

Javier De Pietro

Martín

Antonella Costa

Antonella Costa

Mariana

Dolores Cano

Dolores Cano

Preofesoro 1

Constanza Boquet

Constanza Boquet

Preofesoro 2

Liliana Popovich

Liliana Popovich

Rectora

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Cultural

Berger pioneered the 'New Argentine Cinema' queer thriller wave, where repression becomes its own violence.

Insight

The swimming pool serves as liquid graveyard—every underwater shot mirrors drowning in plain sight.

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