A Place of Absence (2025)

Name: A Place of Absence
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-09-23T18:24:06+02:00

Documentary | 86 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 86 minuten

Alternative title: El Lugar de la Ausencia

Country: United States / Bolivia / Mexico

Directed by: Marialuisa Ernst

Stars: Anita Zelaya, Leticia Martinez and Yolanda Ernst

IMDb score: 6,5 (11)

Releasedate: 20 November 2025

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A Place of Absence plot

Along the migration routes through Mexico and towards the United States, Central American mothers search for their children who disappeared during their journey north. Along the way, Ernst joins the group and reflects on her own family history and the disappearance of her uncle Guillermo during the 'Dirty War' in Argentina. During their journey, the road, the family archives, the forest, and the body become places where absence is carried and named.