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The Abandoned

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Marie (Anastasia Hille), a film producer, returns to her native Russia to find her birth parents. She quickly learns they are dead, and she has inherited their long-empty farmhouse. At the farm, she meets Nicolai (Karel Roden), who claims to be her twin brother. Events take a terrifying turn when the two spot a pair of ghastly doppelgangers and the house itself seems to propel them toward a fate they should have met 40 years earlier.

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Critics Consensus

The Abandoned spends so much time setting up the creepy atmosphere, that it forgets to inhabit it with genuine spooks or scares.

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Scott Tobias AV Club 02/28/2007
B
Director Nacho Cerd succeeds in pushing the haunted-house movie into an abstract realm where the past and present fold into each other. Go to Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly 02/28/2007
D-
The movie sinks so deep into deathly atmosphere that there's no life to it. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico UGO 02/27/2007
Heralds the arrival of a new talent that every horror fan should keep their eyes on, if they're not covering them with their hands. Go to Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 12
2/5
Focuses too much on delivering a creepy tone, overlooking the story, which is ultimately too convoluted to be scary. Go to Full Review Charles Cassady Common Sense Media 09/02/2010
1/5
Slow, moody haunted-house shocker; not for kids. Go to Full Review Blake French Filmcritic.com 08/02/2009
2.5/5
And at the end of the equation, things just don't add up. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael B 10/10/2024 For A HORROR MOVIE THS WAS FANTASTIC,THE STORY LINE WAS HARD TO FOLLOW,OVER ALL GOOD MOVIE,THANKS.😱😱🤔🤔😀😀 See more Jerod S @jeroduptown 01/28/2023 When she finds out her mom has died, she travels to a town where you have to "cross the bridge" to get there. And when she does, she never comes back - because the ghosts of the past won't let her go. The ending is actually one of the redeeming qualities. See more 12/31/2020 Im not sure if the silent driving were my favorite parts or the silent walking. Riveting storytelling. To quote SpongeBob "oh brother this guy stinks" See more 09/26/2018 This movie was boring and stupid. Don’t waste your life away watching it See more 03/04/2018 The Abandoned isn't short on effective atmosphere and there are some thought-provoking ideas somewhere under the surface, but between the dizzying camerawork, a not particularly interesting lead character, and an inability to handle the philosophy it's trying so hard to present, The Abandoned never takes off enough to warrant a recommendation. See more 02/23/2018 Some clever ideas in certain parts of the movie, particularly towards the end, but unfortunately bad dialogue and plotting still make it feel like a waste of time. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Nacho Cerdà

Director

Anastasia Hille

Marie

Karel Roden

Nicolai

Valentin Ganev

Andrei

Carlos Reig-Plaza

Anatoliy

Paraskeva Djukelova

Marie's Mother

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Synopsis Marie (Anastasia Hille), a film producer, returns to her native Russia to find her birth parents. She quickly learns they are dead, and she has inherited their long-empty farmhouse. At the farm, she meets Nicolai (Karel Roden), who claims to be her twin brother. Events take a terrifying turn when the two spot a pair of ghastly doppelgangers and the house itself seems to propel them toward a fate they should have met 40 years earlier.
Director
Nacho Cerdà
Producer
Alexander Metodiev
Screenwriter
Karim Hussain, Nacho Cerdà, Richard Stanley
Production Co
Castelao Producciones S.A.
Rating
R (Some Disturbing Images|Nudity|Language|Violence/Gore)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Feb 23, 2007
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 19, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3M
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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