Absence is Present (2015)
While Jelena, a young immigrant, looks for a a better future in Canada, her mother Rada looks for a dog that she has lost in the streets of Belgrade. Although Rada would would like to see her daughter again soon, she hides the truth because she knows that Jelena would come back to find the dog.
Director: Vladimir Paskaljević
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Dragana Varagić as Rada |
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Jelena Asanović as Jelena |
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Milica Stefanović as Milica |
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Ana Stefanović as Jasna |
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Diana Wong as Partygoer |
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Erik Anderson as Rimbaud |
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Zoran Andrejin as Doctor |
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Allison Edwards-Crewe as Coworker |
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Aleksandra Veljković as Doctor |
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Tatjana Cornij as Employer |
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Milan Tomić as Parent beggar |
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Rada Mitrović as Woman in a dog asylum |
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Milan Čalić as Man in a dog pound |
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Andrej Lončar as Homeless |
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Petar Paskaljević as Drinker in a park |
| Writing | Vladimir Paskaljević | Writer |
| Directing | Vladimir Paskaljević | Director |