A WOUNDED SOLDIER 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.
"IT'S HARD TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE ENDING WITHOUT SPOILING IT, SO LET'S JUST SAY THAT THE PAYOFF IS SOMBERLY REWARDING."
- The New York Times
"SATTERLUND KEEPS APPLYING BOLD, UNCONVENTIONAL TOUCHES TO KEEP VIEWERS ON SEAT EDGES."
- Film Threat
"THE ABANDON SUCCEEDS ON A VARIETY OF LEVELS, AS A TAUT SURVIVAL THRILLER, A KICKY SCI-FI FILM AND AN EMOTIONAL DRAMA."
- The Mercury News
"JASON SATTERLUND’S THE ABANDON IS ANOTHER SUCH FILM, PLAYING INGENIOUS MIND GAMES WITH BOTH ITS CHARACTERS AND ITS AUDIENCE."
- Killer Movie Reviews
"THE ABANDON IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PRODUCTION DESIGN. BECAUSE THE CUBE IS THOROUGHLY CONVINCING ON A VISUAL LEVEL, WE EASILY BUY INTO THE DANGERS IT PRESENTS."
- The Aisle Seat
U.S. soldier, Miles Willis, is shot and wounded during an intense firefight in Iraq. As he tries to radio for help, a sudden blinding light surrounds him, and he awakens to find himself trapped in a strange, colorless cube with nothing inside but his own combat gear. As time passes, the cube begins to change: fluctuating extreme temperatures, random shifts of gravity, and strange writing appearing on the walls. His only communication is with one person -- a mystery woman who calls him on his satellite phone, claiming to be trapped in a similar space. As the clock ticks, the two of them must figure out who has them, why they were taken, and how to escape.
A Film by: Jason Satterlund
Writer: Dwain Worrell
Starring: Jonathan Rosenthal, Tamara Perry, Regis Terencio
Producers: Victoria Hadeler and Regis Terencio
Executive Producers: Jonathan Rosenthal and Jordan Foley
Editor: Jason Satterlund
Cinematographer: Ray Huang
Music: Geoff Koch
Production Co.: A Mill House Motion Pictures
Runtime: 1 hour 36 Minutes
Rating: Not Yet Rated
Genre: Drama/Thriller
JASON SATTERLUND
Director's Statement
Over the last few years, I found myself watching the news as one shocking event after another unfolded. Violent protests, hate speech, police brutality, and pandemics rippled across my screen, which left me with one hollow question:
Where did all this hate come from?
I watched a world torn to shreds. Each side screaming at the other. Fingers and fists. No one listening. Everyone was angry.
It was during this time that I met writer Dwain Worrell. He passed me a script about a soldier trapped in a mystery room, and the only person he can call for help is a woman claiming to be trapped in an identical room. The two came from worlds that couldn’t be farther from each other, but they learn that if they don’t come to a common understanding, they will not survive.
I was immediately intrigued by the sci-fi mystery aspect of it, but on the deepest level, I was pulled in by this story about two people fighting against an enemy that they could not see. Their biggest obstacle was each other. In order to overcome this threat, they had to put aside their differences and unite.
This story hit all the notes of the kinds of stories that I love. A thrilling, sci-fi mystery, coupled with deep, heartfelt drama. This, to me, is what storytelling is all about. Bringing mankind together