The Abandoned (2007)

The foreign horror market seems to be saturated with these kinds of artistic ghost stories that would never do well in the theaters but always make for great viewing on DVD. Nacho Cerda directs the story of an American woman who returns to Russia to find out what happened to her mother and father. She returns to the abandoned farm her parents lived on before as a baby her dying mother drove her and her brother to safety. While there she discovers her brother is there too, also interested in the mystery of their parents. What they didn’t expect was that their parents’ ghosts would be there waiting for them. Good stuff. A bit long-winded at times, it’s still a well-shot film with excellent visuals. Grade: B+