From the filmmaking team behind 2020’s Alone (currently streaming on Netflix) comes the sci-fi horror thriller THE ABANDON starring and executive produced by Jonathan Rosenthal. The escape room-esque film follows a wounded soldier (Rosenthal) who awakens in a strange cube that tests his physical and mental limits as he attempts to find a way to escape against a ticking clock. THE ABANDON, arrives in theaters July 19 and On Demand and Digital on July 30 from Lionsgate.
THE ABANDON won Best Picture and Best Actor (Rosenthal) at 2022’s LA Indie Film Fest and also took home the Best Science Fiction picture trophy at the 2022 Montreal Independent Film Festival.
SYNOPSIS
Injured U.S. soldier Miles Willis (Rosenthal) awakens after witnessing a blinding white light on a battlefield in Iraq to discover he is trapped in a mysterious cube armed only with his combat gear. His dire situation escalates as the cube begins to change with violent shifts in gravity and the appearance of cryptic writing on the walls. As Miles begins to question his sanity, he finds a lifeline – a voice on the other end of his satellite phone who claims to be a prisoner in a similar space. As the walls close in, these two strangers must put their heads together if they are to outwit their captors and unlock this deadly puzzle.
