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Marie, a film producer, returns to her native Russia to find her birth parents. She quickly learns they are dead, and she has inherited their long-empty farmhouse. At the farm, she meets Nicolai, who claims to be her twin brother. Events take a terrifying turn when the two spot a pair of ghastly doppelgangers and the house itself seems to propel them toward a fate they should have met 40 years earlier.
A young woman named Sophie travels to Russia to uncover the truth about her past. She learns that she was one of a pair of twins who were separated at birth and adopted by different families. Sophie discovers that her twin sister, predeceased, was left behind in a derelict orphanage. The orphanage is rumored to be haunted by the spirits of its former inhabitants, and Sophie soon finds herself trapped in a nightmarish reality as she confronts the dark secrets of her origins.
The Abandoned received mixed to negative reviews from critics and audiences. While some praised its atmospheric horror and unsettling imagery, many found the plot convoluted and the scares derivative. The film struggled to find a significant audience and is generally considered a lesser entry in the horror genre.
Praised for its dark atmosphere and visual style.
Criticized for a confusing plot and reliance on horror clichés.
The film's unsettling imagery is a notable aspect, though often overshadowed by its narrative flaws.
Google audience: Audience reviews often point to the film's creepy atmosphere as a highlight, but many found the story hard to follow and ultimately unsatisfying. Some viewers appreciated the visual style, while others felt it didn't compensate for the weak script and predictable scares.
The film was shot on location in Bulgaria, utilizing a vast, abandoned Soviet-era psychiatric hospital.
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I am honestly surprised that this film got such a high rating on this site and many other sites, for that matter. It seems like I may be one of the few who didn't like it and even though "The Abandoned" is a watchable horror/drama flick tha...