“From the maker of El Senor Galindez (Filmex '84), this is one of those rare documentaries uniquely combining intelligence and passion to shed light on the problem of the disappeared in Argentina and the ensuing, unexpected, epic countermovement of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. Shown on Spanish television to rave reviews--in spite of its strong criticism of the Church for its passivity and even acquiescence to the repression in Argentina--Absence, through genial choosing of its subjects, manages to touch deeply into the roots and causes of the Argentinian crisis of the last two decades. A first-rate documentary, and a must for any program dealing with human rights in Latin America.” Denis W. De La Roca