Someone Is Still Waiting
Someone Is Still Waiting

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Someone Is Still Waiting

2009
Movie
92 min
Serbian

1st STORY: The Waiting Room. Vanja and Dara, women of the middle-age, from different social status, met in the hall of the waiting room of a hospital, waiting to be called to prepare for abortion. This unexpected meeting will start a lot of questions in their mind, and make them reconsider their decision. 2nd STORY: The Road. A country, somewhere in Serbia: mother is taking her daughter, along the road, to the doctor who lives alone in a wagon, in which he makes illegal abortions. All over that journey there is collision between mother's traditional attitude against pregnancy before marriage and daughter's youthful wish for a birth of a new life from love. 3rd STORY: Water. Nada, a young woman in late twenties, remembered in a prison cell, the tragical events which made her kill her husband. In the hospital, where she was taken by a police car, for making abortion of his child, she met a person, who she didn't expect to meet.

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IMDb3.5/10
Director: Darius RadmaneshGenres: Horror, Thriller

Plot Summary

A young couple, struggling with their relationship, decides to take a trip to a remote cabin in the woods. Unbeknownst to them, the cabin is rumored to be haunted by the spirit of a woman who died tragically within its walls. As strange occurrences begin to plague them, they must confront not only the possibility of a supernatural presence but also the escalating tension between themselves.

Critical Reception

Someone Is Still Waiting received largely negative reviews from critics and was a commercial failure. Reviewers often cited its derivative plot, predictable scares, and underdeveloped characters as major weaknesses. Audience reception was similarly lukewarm, with many finding it to be a forgettable entry in the crowded horror genre.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film suffers from a lack of originality, borrowing heavily from established horror tropes.

  • Performances are generally uninspired, failing to elevate the weak material.

  • The attempts at suspense and scares are largely ineffective and fall flat.

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Fun Fact

The film was shot on a very low budget in a secluded location, contributing to its rustic and isolated atmosphere.

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