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The Abandoned (2006) -- An adopted woman returns to her home country to the family home that she never knew and must face to mystery that lies there.

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5.8/10   5,455 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Karim Hussain (screenplay) &
Nacho Cerdà (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
23 February 2007 (USA) more
Tagline:
Death never runs out of time. more
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. full summary | full synopsis
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(7 articles)
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Cast

  (Credited cast)
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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bloodline (Spain) (working title)
Los abandonados (Spain)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence/gore, some disturbing images, nudity and language.
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99 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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The basic crux of the movie was based on an original script that Karim Hussain wrote in 1999, titled "The Bleeding Compass". more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Marie rows across the river and starts walking, the boat started to float away. The first shot shows the front of the boat (pointed end) toward Marie, moving backward. The second shot shows the boat moving forward with the rear facing Marie. Then the last shot of the boat shows the front pointing toward Marie again moving backward. more
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55 out of 77 people found the following comment useful.
horrorfest, 19 November 2006
5/10
Author: rivertam26 from United States

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.

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