The Abandoned (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Eytan Rockaway |
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| Written by | Ido Fluk |
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| Music by | Max Aruj |
| Cinematography | Zack Galler |
| Edited by | Giacomo Ambrosini |
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C Plus Pictures
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| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
The Abandoned (also known as The Confines) is a 2015 American supernatural horror film directed by Eytan Rockaway, and written by Ido Fluk. It stars Jason Patric, Louisa Krause and Mark Margolis. The film premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 13, 2015, and was released in theaters and video on demand on January 8, 2016. The film concerns a struggling young woman, who tries to reacquire her normal life by taking a job as a security guard at an abandoned apartment building.The Abandoned marked Rockaway's debut as director.
Julia Streak (Louisa Krause) is a troubled, antipsychotic-dependent young woman who takes a job as a night guard at a grand but abandoned apartment complex so she can support her daughter, Clara. She is accepted by master keeper Dixon Boothe (Ezra Knight) and introduced to the only other security guard for the complex, the rude paraplegic Dennis Cooper (Jason Patric), who has been working at the complex since it opened. While patrolling, Julia hears whispers from Room 441, whose access is blocked by a locked door. Cooper denies that there is anything unusual behind the door, claiming that the owners left the room unfinished.
Sometime later, a homeless man, Jim (Mark Margolis) attempts to enter the complex. Cooper refuses him access, but Julia allows him shelter under the condition that he does not wander. Using a hammer from Jim's belongings, Julia breaks the lock and discovers that Room 444-1 is a corridor leading to a dormitory. Meanwhile, Jim wanders anyway and follows Julia into the dormitory. There, Julia encounters a number of deformed children. She calls for Cooper's aid, but the two end up losing track of Jim. Jim, now at the dormitory, is then killed by a blonde girl, who smashes his head with a faucet.
Julia searches through the internet and finds a video of the Wellville, a center for deformed and mentally-challenged children, which had been accused of abusing its patients. Julia connects the center with the dormitory but Cooper, having found out that she is dependent on anti-psychotics, handcuffs her while he heads to Room 444-1 alone. However, his wheelchair breaks and he is sent to the dormitory, where he is haunted by the deformed children.
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