Ausente

Marco Berger : 2011
Absent

A schoolboy tests the boundaries of his relationship to the teacher he admires. Martín finds a whole series of excuses to subtly invade his sport teacher Sebastián's privacy, ending up spending a night in his apartment. But when Martín's intentions dawn on him, the teacher has already been compromised. It takes a tragic accident for Sebastián to become aware of his own feelings for Martín. The film analyses the confusions of adolescence, the nature of desire, and the way an adult should behave when faced with such unexpected and confusing situations. Using elements of a psychological thriller to examine the danger inherent in the relationship between the pupil and his teacher, director Marco Berger's highly original and deeply moving second feature is about the abuse of an adult by a minor, who is fully aware of his teacher's delicate position and all too willing to exploit it. Ausente was the recipient of the Teddy award for best feature film at Berlin International Film Festival 2011.