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The Abandoned (2015)

The Abandoned poster
Directed by
Eytan Rockaway
Genre
mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
15
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 132 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A struggling young woman takes a job as a security guard at an abandoned apartment building. She tries to rebuild her normal life there but finds herself drawn into unsettling events.

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What happens

The Abandoned (also known as The Confines, and Confined) 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 14, 2015, and was released in theaters and video on demand on January 8, 2016 by IFC Films. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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