| Release Date: | Sep 2011 |
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| Genres: | Horror / Thriller |
| Awards: | 2 nominations |
| Runtime: | 107 min |
| Cast: | Rebecca Hall (Florence Cathcart), Dominic West (Robert Mallory) Imelda Staunton (Maud Hill) Lucy Cohu (Constance Strickland) John Shrapnel (Reverend Hugh Purslow) Diana Kent (Harriet Cathcart) Richard Durden (Alexander Cathcart) Alfie Field (Victor Parry) Tilly Vosburgh (Vera Flood) Ian Hanmore (Albert Flood) Cal Macaninch (Freddie Strickland) Isaac Hempstead-Wright (Tom) Anastasia Hille (Katherine Vandermeer) Andrew Havill (George Vandermeer) Joseph Mawle (Edward Judd) Shaun Dooley (Malcolm McNair) Nicolas Amer (Edgar Hirstwit) Steven Cree (Sergeant Paul Evans) Ben Greaves-Neil (Child Impostor) Sidney Johnston (John Franklin) Charlie Callaghan (Chris Hartley) Spike White (Alistair Howell) James Kirkham (William Ramsbottom) Felix Soper (Julian Dowden) Daniel Pirrie (Captain Mills) Ewan Andrew Walker (McGorrian) Andy Callaghan (Arresting Police Officer) Andrew Foster (Removal Man) Katie Hart (Katie Forbes) Adam Thomas Wright (Tebbitts) Neil Broome (School Master (uncredited)) Terry Swoffer (The gardener (uncredited)) Sarah Weldon (Passerby (uncredited)) |
A ghost-debunker comes to a boy's school to disprove the existence of ghosts, only to find her own beliefs challenged.
Haunted by the death of the fiancé, Florence spends her time debunking supernatural claims, using methodical and rational explanations to disprove the notion that the dead can still haunt us. She feels compelled to accept a request to go to Rookwood, a boarding school in the countryside where a boy has recently been found dead and rumors about a ghostly boy haunting the school are causing panic amongst pupils and parents alike.
Florence sets to work immediately, laying traps, gathering scientific evidence, uncovering secrets and seemingly unraveling the mystery. However, as Florence is about to leave, she has a chilling spectral encounter which defies all of her rational beliefs and sets her on a journey toward a heartbreaking climax...
See: www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/film/the_awakening
