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This is a film from the After Dark Horror Fest that is considered by many to be one out of the pack. It\u2019s a film that managed to grow apart from the horror festival and that seemed like a good thing. Is \u201cThe Abandoned\u201d as great as I\u2019d heard? I had to find out. Nacho Cerd\u00e0\u2019s supernatural thriller reminded me very much of \u201cSilent Hill,\u201d except Cerd\u00e0 doesn\u2019t solely rely on visuals to keep the audience watching. What\u2019s behind \u201cThe Abandoned,\u201d is a morbid and utterly unnerving tale about murder, torture, and our fear of being alone in the world.<\/p>\n
Set in Russia, Cerd\u00e0 brings us into the deep bowels of the swamps to a large house Marie is set to inherit after attempting to search for the origins of her birth parents. She\u2019s troubled, she\u2019s lonely, and she just refuses to let her daughter live her own life, and hopes to somewhat fill a part of her she feels is void by discovering what ever became of her natural family. Cerd\u00e0 really does manage to build tension and sheer suspense from the beginning, because of the subdued and awfully strong performance from Anastasia Hille who is very sympathetic as the tragic figure behind this horrifying tale. The house she is trapped in is far from anything we\u2019d see in an average supernatural film. There aren\u2019t many special effects, and Cerd\u00e0 relies on the story to bring us through what is more a psychological trip through this woman\u2019s life, than a genuine ghost story. An equal stalwart in the proceedings is Nicolai, played by the intense Karel Roden, who finds himself at the house along with her, and isn\u2019t sure what is going on.<\/p>\n
Marie can\u2019t quite understand whether she should trust him or not, but as their time in the house passes, the events occurring become stronger and much more harrowing. They\u2019re stalked relentlessly by undead doubles of themselves, and seem to be sucked up into the bowels of the house, the deeper and deeper they get into this investigation, and the entire time, Cerd\u00e0 has audiences guessing. What is it all leading up to? \u201cThe Abandoned\u201d is a definite fascinating and creepy mystery that leads up to a very surreal finale I enjoyed. Overall, I wish there could have been more to the story than what was there in the resolution.<\/p>\n
To believe that the mystery is really the doing of this entity who composed all of this is pretty damn far-fetched and brings about a bunch of questions that are never really answered, and who the hell is that narrating in the climax? Regardless, “The Abandoned” takes a very long time to get to the point, and even then you’re wondering whether there is a surprising climax, or are just wasting your time on a concept you’ve seen time and time again in lesser supernatural horror films. The impatience very much kept me restless and anxious to see what the deal was. In spite of the caveat of being a mystery without much answers, “The Abandoned” is a surefire intelligent supernatural horror film with creeps, disturbing imagery, and very strong performances. It’s not hard to see why this trailed off from the After Dark festival, because it’s pretty well done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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