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The Abandoned

The Abandoned

20236.31h 44m

Overview

When a mysterious corpse is found in a river, a distressed police officer delves into a string of grisly murders as danger quickly approaches.

Directed by Ying-Ting Tseng
Written by Pin-Jun Lin, Yi-Chien Yang, Ying-Ting Tseng
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Top Cast

Janine Chang Chun-Ning

Janine Chang Chun-Ning

Wu Jie

Ethan Juan

Ethan Juan

Lin You-sheng

Yu An-Shun

Yu An-Shun

Fan Chang-fu

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Sajee Apiwong

Saipin

Chloe Xiang

Chloe Xiang

Cai Wei-shan

Chen Wei-Min

Chen Wei-Min

Zeng De-hui

Simon Hsueh

Simon Hsueh

Huang Dong-qi

Brando Huang

Brando Huang

Hao

Lü Hsueh-Feng

Lü Hsueh-Feng

Fu Meng-Po

Fu Meng-Po

Yang Zhen-guo

Themes & Keywords

suicidesuicide attemptinvestigationmurderserial killermental illnessmurder investigationworking immigrantspolice womenmental issues

About The Abandoned

The Abandoned is a drama, mystery, crime, thriller film released in 2023 exploring themes of suicide, suicide attempt, investigation, murder, serial killer, mental illness. Directed by Ying-Ting Tseng, it stars Janine Chang Chun-Ning, Ethan Juan, Yu An-Shun. When a mysterious corpse is found in a river, a distressed police officer delves into a string of grisly murders as danger quickly approaches.

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