Over de ramp met de gezonken Koreaanse veerboot Sewol, waarbij ruim driehonderd doden vielen, zijn al eerder documentaires gemaakt. Maar waar andere films aan de hand van interviews met betrokkenen vooral ingingen op de schuldvraag, richt In the Absence zich geheel op de gebeurtenis zelf – met veel beelden en geluidsopnamen van die bewuste dag. Al snel wordt duidelijk dat niemand de leiding neemt...
Nee, helaas is 부재의 기억 nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | 이승준 | Director |
| Production | Laura Poitras | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gary Byung-seok Kam | Producer |
| Production | Charlotte Cook | Executive Producer |
| Editing | 이승준 | Editor |
| Production | 이승준 | Producer |
| Production | Park Bong-nam | Producer |
| Editing | Todd Chandler | Editor |
| Camera | Park Bong-nam | Director of Photography |
| Camera | 이승준 | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Han Kyung-soo | Director of Photography |
| Production | Oh Hyun-ju | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Hwang Myung-su | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Nah Joon-taek | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Lee Hae-nee | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | 박주민 | Thanks |
| Directing | Park Seong-jun | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Park Hyuck-jee | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Kim Sung-mook | Thanks |
