The Abandoned (2006)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.8/10   

Director:

Nacho Cerdà

Escritores:

Karim Hussain (screenplay) &
Nacho Cerdà (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

23 febrero 2007 (USA)

Género:

Horror | Misterio | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Death never runs out of time.

Plot:

An adopted woman returns to her home country to the family home that she never knew and must face to mystery that lies there.

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Farm | Russia | Guide | Film Producer

Comentarios de los usuarios:

horrorfest

Reparto

Anastasia Hille	...	Marie Jones
Karel Roden	...	Nicolai
Valentin Ganev	...	Andrei Misharin / Kolya Kaidavosky
Paraskeva Djukelova	...	Marie's Mother
Carlos Reig-Plaza	...	Anatoliy
Kalin Arsov	...	Bearded Russian Patriarch Man '1966'
Svetlana Smoleva	...	Bearded Patriarch's wife '1966'
Anna Panayotova	...	Bearded Patriarch's daughter '1966'
Jordanka Angelova	...	Blind Woman 'present day'
Valentin Goshev	...	Patriarch - present day
Jasmina Marinova	...	Patriarch's Wife
Monica Baunova	...	Emily
Marta Yaneva	...	Natalya

También conocida como:

Bloodline (Spain) (working title)
Los abandonados (Spain)
Los abandonados (Argentina) (DVD title) [es]
Los habitantes (Peru) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, some disturbing images, nudity and language.

Duración:

99 min

País:

Spain | UK | Bulgaria

Idioma:

Inglés | Ruso

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

USA:R | Portugal:M/18 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Peru:18 | Argentina:16 | UK:15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-18 | Singapore:M18

Locaciones de Filmación:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Compañía:

Castelao Producciones

Trivialidades:

Writer Karim Hussain said that the film was inspired by obsessions with family and the double aspects of everybody's lives. Also, Hussain based his work on some experiences he lived at his father's farm as a child.

Errores:

Errores en Geografía: The initial scenes reveal Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, although the heroine confirms she has arrived in Russia.

Conexiones de Película:

Apariciones Arachnid (2001)

Banda de Sonido:

Sustained with Honey

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Make no mistake that unlike the previous film The Abandoned is polished, features stunning cinematography and a haunting score. What it doesn't have is any real entertainment value or true sense of logic. The film works best as horrifically beautiful sequences and hauntingly grotesque images. Some of which will be permanantly burned into your psyche. But Nacho Cerdas story of a young woman that returns to her native country to learn about her adopted parents and discovers horrifying truths just really isn't that involving. The film however does feature plenty of symbolism and subtext but feels like it goes on forever and doesn't feel as scary as it should've been. However, this is a respectable horror film the performances are soso and the pacing is off but the film looks gorgeous and works best as a piece of art. Certain scenes should be studied but as a whole just isn't completely successful. But the scenes that are effective and cringe worthy are disturbingly atmospheric and memorable, they just seem to drop the ball halfway through and keep teasing at some sort of payoff that never comes. Nonetheless the film makes for an interesting viewing.