Absent Bodies

At a glance

Absent Bodies, is a 2023 Lebanese movie, directed by Antonius Ghosn, and starring Cyril Koukoutsaki, Marco Vague, Christine Choueiri. with a runtime of 26 minutes.

Overview

Absent Bodies is a Lebanese drama film that follows N, a man who returns to Beirut after years away, only to find himself invisible to the people he loves — they feel his presence but cannot see him. Haunted by recordings of confessions made by his former lover, he silently contemplates what life became in his absence. Wandering the streets of Beirut between dream, reality, and fantasy, the film explores themes of exile, longing, and the intangible weight of disappearance. A meditative and poetic work, Absent Bodies uses the backdrop of Beirut to examine how absence reshapes identity and memory.

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