The Forgotten (2004 film)

The Forgotten is an American thriller from director Joseph Ruben, 2004. The film is a coproduction of Revolution Studios, Visual Arts Entertainment Inc., and Sony Pictures came on 24 September 2004 in the U.S. and on 11 November 2004 in the German cinemas.

Action

Telly's son Sam came over a year ago in a plane crash. The mother has this stroke of fate has not yet been absorbed. She suffers from depression since then and is in psychiatrist Dr. Munce in treatment. But then occur suddenly strange changes. All mementos of her son (video, photos ) that Telly has carefully preserved, gradually disappear. Very puzzling is the matter, deny vehemently when suddenly both Munce and her husband, Sam ever existed. They claim, however, that Telly was suffering from delusions and the memory of the child only imagining it.

Telly is desperate and confused. But then she meets Ash Correll, whose daughter Lauren was killed in the same crash. Together with former professional hockey player puts out an investigation which eventually call the NSA on the plan.

You find out that the children were abducted by aliens. But Here is Telly the actual test object: The aliens want to find out how strong the relationship of parents to their children. Telly is the only one who has not forgotten her child. One of the alien reveals himself to her and tried to snatch her ​​last memories of her son. When he fails it, he is punished by his superiors, and the aliens break from the experiments. As Telly then returns home, everything is as before the disappearance of her son, and all but Telly now have no memory of the events after the disappearance of the children.

Criticism

Filmdienst 23/2004: Thrilling and oppressive staged mock mystery thriller that loses by a banal end a lot of persuasion.

Background information

  • The film brought it with a budget of 42 million U.S. dollars on a box office earnings of 117 million U.S. dollars.
  • Filming began on October 25, 2003 and took place among others in Brooklyn Heights Brooklyn New York City, Chase Manhattan Plaza New York, Hampton Bays Long Iceland and in Park Slope Brooklyn New York City.

Awards

  • Two nominations for Saturn Awards 2005 for Best Science -fiction Film and Best Actress.
  • Nominated for Golden Trailer Award 2005 for Best Thriller.
  • Two nominations for the Teen Choice Award 2005.
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