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The Abandoned (2010)

The Abandoned poster
Original title
Ostavljeni
Directed by
Adis Bakrac
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy from an orphanage looks for the truth about where he came from. His search pulls him into a criminal underworld.

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What happens

The Abandoned (Bosnian: Ostavljeni) is a 2010 Bosnian drama film directed by Adis Bakrač, produced by Almir Šahinović and Marie-Anne Coste. The film is a Croatian-French co-production. It stars Mira Furlan, Tony Grga, Mirsad Tuka, Mirela Lambić, Dragan Marinković, Meto Jovanovski, Zijah Sokolović, and was written by Zlatko Topčić. His script caught the attention of producers after winning the 2003 CineLink Screenwriting Competition. The Abandoned is the story of a boy from a home for abandoned children, who tries to find out the truth about his origins, but enters into a criminal world. The film premiered at the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 8 July 2010. The film's US premiere was at the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Tony Grga, who played a thirteen-year-old boy Alen, won the Golden Arena for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 2010 Pula Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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