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The Presence of the Dead
The Presence of the Dead

THE PRESENCE OF THE DEAD

La enorme presencia de los muertos

Directed by José María Avilés
Argentina, Spain, 2019
Short

Synopsis

Having received his last wage and sent it off to his home country, a house painter deliberately abandons his mobile phone on a park bench. Shortly afterwards a young girl finds it and keeps it, like a discarded message that reaches out to her and finally reveals the enormous presence of the dead.

Synopsis

Having received his last wage and sent it off to his home country, a house painter deliberately abandons his mobile phone on a park bench. Shortly afterwards a young girl finds it and keeps it, like a discarded message that reaches out to her and finally reveals the enormous presence of the dead.