Forgotten

2012 [GERMAN]

Drama / Mystery / Thriller

5
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 779 779

Director

Alex Schmidt Photo
Alex Schmidt

Top cast

Anna Thalbach Photo
Anna Thalbach as Gabriela jung
Thomas Sarbacher Photo
Thomas Sarbacher as Tim
Mina Tander Photo
Mina Tander as Hanna
Max Riemelt Photo
Max Riemelt as Marcus
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906.85 MB
1280*546
German 2.0
NR
us  de  
25 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 5
1.82 GB
1920*818
German 5.1
NR
us  de  
25 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 13

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by MovieSonic 6 / 10

Average ghost story

I watched because it's in German and I can confirm that this film is excellent for German listening practice. The dialogue was extremely simple and brief so it was very easy to follow. I watched with German subtitles for any dialogue I might miss and I barely needed them.So that's one reason why it's not so great as a film; the script.What I liked was that the plot unfolded in a much more realistic way than I expected (I won't expand because I don't want to include spoilers) however, the various techniques employed to constantly remind viewers of the tag lines was fairly amateur: certain phrases kept being repeated and the entire film has been done 1000 times before.I didn't like Mina Tander in the lead. Her acting was by-the-numbers and she just didn't have much charisma in this film. By that I mean, she didn't stand out. It didn't help that Laura de Boer was, in contrast, extremely charismatic and natural. I didn't believe the friendship between the two; their scenes felt very forced as did their smiles however, the acting was fine for the most part.Since watching Wir sind die Nacht, I'm now a big fan of Max Riemelt but he does need to work on becoming a different person in his films as I've seen him use the same acting techniques and facial expressions in a few of his films now (e.g. Die Welle).Overall, it's an average ghost story with one (or two) surprises but nothing new. It's perfect for those looking for German language films and people with a bit of time to kill who like typical ghost stories.5.8/10
Reviewed by Coventry 6 / 10

Nightmare at the all-girls holiday trip!

"Du hast es Versprochen", which is the original German title and sounds a whole lot cooler than the international "Forgotten", is a traditional and mildly clichéd thriller that is nevertheless atmospheric throughout and building up towards a tense climax through solid performances and steady direction. The plot contains many basic elements that you've undoubtedly seen a dozen of times before and the vast majority of story twists are fairly easy to predict well in advance, but still it's quite admirable to see how the young writer/director Alex Schmidt turned the talkative script into a compelling and eerie film. Hanna and Clarissa, two beauties in their mid 30's coincidentally meet again under strange circumstances. Some twenty years ago, they were best friends and spent their holidays together at a small island community, but then they got separated. Since Hanna just caught her husband cheating on her, and Clarissa is still recovering from a suicide attempt, they decide to pick up their friendship and go back to the island for old times' sake. Once back on the island, many dark secrets and traumas that Hanna seemingly suppressed over the years come back to the surface. There was a third girl on the island, Maria, and she mysteriously vanished in the same year as Hanna and Clarissa's last holiday. Presumed long dead already, Maria's body was never recovered and the mystery surrounding her disappearance still endangers Hanna and her own 9-year-old daughter Lea. The small fishing island community, where it still appears to be the year 1909 since there aren't any paved roads or electronic devices anywhere, forms an ideal setting for a tale like this. There are large forests to get lost in, a lighthouse, castle ruins and – of course – those typical suspicious local yokels. Overall a praiseworthy European thriller that is worth the price of an entrance ticket if you encounter it at a festival, or something.
Reviewed by Horst_In_Translation 6 / 10

Positively surprised for the most part

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