The Abandoned (also known as The Confines) is a 2015 American supernatural horror film directed by Eytan Rockaway, and written by Rockaway and Ido Fluk. It stars Jason Patric, Louisa Krause and Mark Margolis. The film premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 13, 2015, and was released as a limited release in theaters and video on demand on January 8, 2016. The film concerns a struggling young woman, who tries to reacquire her normal life by taking a job as a security guard at an abandoned apartment building. The Abandoned marked Rockaway's debut as director.