The Abandoned [WS]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

An adopted girl returns to her homeland of Russia to explore the dilapidated mountain farm she has recently inherited, only to discover that it harbors a deadly secret in the feature debut from Aftermath director Nacho Cerda. Shortly after the mysterious death of her birth mother, young Marie was adopted and brought to live in the United States. When Marie receives word that she has inherited an isolated farm in her native Russia, she soon sets out to explore the vast estate and peel away the thick gauze obscuring her secret-shrouded past. Confounded by the local's refusal to show her to the "damned" locale and determined not to give up after coming this far, Marie convinces a man to take her there only to discover that he has inexplicably vanished shortly after arrival. As Marie sets out to explore the ominous and expansive property alone, a surprise encounter with a man named Boris, who claims to have been lured to the house under similar circumstances, sets into motion a chilling series of events in which the ghosts of the past -- as well as deceased doppelgangers of both Marie and Boris -- prevent the frightened pair from leaving. In the terrifying hours that follow, both of these tormented lost souls will find that sometimes the past is best left forgotten. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Features:
  • "The Making of the Abandoned" featurette
  • 16x9 widescreen version
  • 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Digital audio
  • English and Spanish subtitles
  • English closed captions
  • Trailers

AWARDS

• Toronto International Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2006

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Anastasia Hille - Marie
       Karel Roden - Nicolai
       Valentin Ganev - Misharin
       Carlos Reig - Plaza - Anatoliy
       Paraskeva Djukelova - Olga Kaidavosky

• Director:

  Nacho Cerdà

• Producer:

  Carlos Fernández, Julio Fernández

• Screenwriter:

  Richard Stanley, Nacho Cerdà, Karim Hussain, Karim Hussani

• Cinematographer:

  Xavi Giménez

• Composer (Music Score):

  Alfons Conde

• Editor:

  Jorge Macaya

• Production Designer:

  Balter Gallart

• Art Director:

  Rossi Bakeva

• Co-producer:

  Kwesi Dickson

• Executive Producer:

  Carlos Fernández, Julio Fernández

• Set Decorator:

  Tzvetana Yankova

• Costume Designer:

  Sandra Klincheva

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Glenn Freemantle

• First Assistant Director:

  Guillermo Escribano

• Casting:

  Luci Lenox, Steve Daly

• Co-Executive Producer:

  Stephen Margolis, Antonia Nava

• Line Producer:

  Teresa Gefaell

• Makeup Special Effects:

  Creature Effects

• Digital Effects:

  Infinia

• Line Producer:

  José Luis Jiménez