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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.

Overview

User Rating:
5.8/10   5,528 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)
Afm '09: Filmax Heads to 'Tranquility Valley'
 (From Bloody-Disgusting.com. 9 November 2009, 5:36 PM, PST)

Sitges ’09: My Sitges Story—Part 10
 (From Fangoria. 16 October 2009, 5:02 PM, PDT)

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Russia 40 years later more (131 total)

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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Also Known As:
Bloodline (Spain) (working title)
Los abandonados (Spain)
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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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Filmax wanted a name actress for the role of Marie and there were some executive negotiations with actresses like Nastassja Kinski and Holly Hunter. Director Nacho Cerdà insisted on an unknown because he wanted to bring more humanity to the character. Cerdà picked up Anastasia Hille after a casting session in London and Filmax finally went with the director's choice. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: The initial scenes reveal Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, although the heroine confirms she has arrived in Russia. more
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Features Arachnid (2001) more
Soundtrack:
R\bTwilight Over Black Waters more

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17 out of 31 people found the following review useful.
Russia 40 years later, 24 February 2007
6/10
Author: carterkellysoccer from United States

Taking us back and forth 40 years in Russia and it is obvious not a lot has changed from 1966 up until today, I found this to be an exceptional use of location to create a dark eerie presence and visual display on screen. Director Nacho Cerda got the most out of the 2 lead roles (Anastasia Hille and Karel Roden), I had never seen either one of them and I think they did a reasonably good job working out the kinks of the film. The story is the only thing that really bothered me, I tried to stay with it but honestly there were some times that I did get a little lost but every time I found myself wondering what was going on, the characters answered my questions. I was wondering how Nicolai got to the house and Marie asked him that very question. I thought the movie was well thought out and sound affects and visuals really helped draw you in to the film. A lot of moments that made my wife jump and grab my arm tighter.

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