The Awakening (2011)

Director
Nick Murphy

Main cast
Rebecca Hall; Dominic West; Imelda Staunton; Isaac Hempstead Wright; Lucy Cohu

Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller

Description
The Awakening is a British horror thriller film directed by Nick Murphy, starring Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, and Imelda Staunton. 1921 England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart (Hall) visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost.


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