The Abandoned (2006 film)
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| Directed by | Nacho Cerdà |
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| Cinematography | Xavi Giménez |
| Edited by | Jorge Macaya |
| Music by | Alfons Conde |
| Distributed by | After Dark Films Lionsgate |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
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| Languages | English Spanish Russian |
| Box office | $4.2 million[3] |
The Abandoned is a 2006 horror film co-written and directed by Nacho Cerdà and starring Anastasia Hille, Carlos Reig, Valentin Ganev, and Karel Roden. The film is about an American film producer who returns to her homeland, Russia, to discover the truth about her family history. It is an international co-production between Bulgaria, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Plot
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Marie Jones, an American woman, is seen in a Russian hotel room making a call to her daughter; she then goes to meet a local
The house seems to change at random between a state of dilapidation and a state of domestication. Threatened by the zombie-like creatures, Nikolai shoots one of them in the leg, only to find that the wound appears on his own body. He deduces that they are his and Marie's doppelgängers, and that 'what happens to them happens to us'. When Nikolai falls into a hole in the floor while the house is dilapidated, Marie is unable to rescue him as the hole suddenly is sealed when the house changes to a domesticated state.
Marie attempts to escape by rowing across the river. After a lengthy walk on the opposite bank, she happens upon a house, only to find that it is the house she has escaped from, with Nikolai inside. He explains that their father intended to kill them along with their mother when they were babies, and that they cannot leave until he has managed to reunite the family in death. The house reverts to its state on the night of the murder, and they see their father returning home.
Nikolai tells Marie that they can escape in the truck along with their mother and their younger selves. While searching for the truck, Marie finds her father's now desiccated body in the barn, and is then pushed into a pseudo-past where she realizes her father and the notary are the same person. She flees his office in the present and runs into her past self as she comes up the steps, and continues fleeing into the sunlight until she finds herself back in the house, this time between the past and the present, where the apparition of her father explains that he has always loved his children and his wife, and could not let them leave him. She runs from him and finds Nikolai's body being eaten by boars. When her doppelgänger comes after her, Marie flees to the truck parked outside and drives away.
Marie's father's voice comes over the radio, telling her to return and join the family he has created. The bridge that brought her there has been destroyed, and she plunges into the river, drowning. The film ends with Marie's daughter, Emily, explaining that she knew her mother would never return. It has been a long time since her mother left for Russia and Emily has never had the desire to know what happened to Marie or her parents, breaking the cycle and leaving her abandoned.
Cast
- Anastasia Hille as Marie Jones
- Karel Roden as Nikolai
- Valentin Ganev as Andrei Misharin / Kolya Kaidonovsky
- Paraskeva Dyukelova as Olga Kaidonovskaya
- Carlos Reig-Plaza as Anatoliy
- Kalin Arsov as Bearded Russian Patriarch Man In 1966
- Svetlana Smoleva as Bearded Patriarch's Wife In 1966
- Anna Panayotova as Bearded Patriarch's Daughter In 1966
- Yordanka Angelova as Blind Woman, Present Day
- Valentin Toshev as Patriarch, Present Day
- Jasmina Marinova as Patriarch's Wife
- Monica Baunova as Emily
- Marta Yaneva as Natalya
Production
The film was originally written by Karim Hussain and set to be directed by him, but it was shelved.
Release
The Abandoned was first released in the US as part of the After Dark Horrorfest in November 2006. The film received a stand-alone release in cinemas in February 2007.[6] The total domestic gross was $1,331,137, and the total worldwide gross was $4,153,578.[3] The DVD was released on 19 June 2007 and includes a short "Behind the Scenes" featurette.[7]
Reception
References
- ^ Tillson, Tamsen; McClintock, Pamela (22 August 2006). "'Good Year' on Toronto's calendar". Variety. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ a b c "Los Abandonados (2006)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ a b "The Abandoned". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ Siebart, Joshua (19 November 2006). "Cerda, Nacho (The Abandoned)". Dread Central. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- Twitch Film. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Miska, Brad (10 January 2007). "Rogue Shifts 'Strangers', 'The Abandoned' Moves Up". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ Miska, Brad (29 March 2007). "The Hills Have Eyes 2, The Abandoned Get Dates". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "The Abandoned". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (23 February 2007). "Review: 'The Abandoned'". Variety. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ "The Abandoned (V)". Bloody Disgusting. 21 February 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ Siebalt, Joshua (20 November 2006). "The Abandoned". Dread Central. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ Tobias, Scott (26 February 2007). "The Abandoned". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (26 February 2007). "The Abandoned". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ Ridley, Jim (20 February 2007). "The Abandoned". The Village Voice. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ Meister, Erin (24 February 2007). "Adrift at spirit-filled homecoming". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
External links
- The Abandoned at IMDb
- The Abandoned at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Abandoned at AllMovie
