Absent
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Absent Absent is the story about a young boy and his mother. The boy has frequently been skipping school to do drugs instead. He has also isolated himself from everyone and especially his mother. It is a story about a parent's feelings and about the tough surroundings a life with drugs brings with it, but it is also a story of hope, insufficiency and weakness. At first we meet the son is in a pitiable building in North London. It is a hangout for some junkies, who at this point are lying all over the floor in the hall. There has been a party the night before. The son was supposed to be in school but has skipped his lessons yet once again. You almost get the felling that he is uncomfortable going there. At this point, the only time he is really happy is when he is alone with a joint in...

