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The Awakening

Year:
Duration:
107 min
Genres:
Horror | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.5
Director:
Nick Murphy
Awards:
4 wins & 2 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 2011-11-11
Filming Locations: Berwickshire, Scotland, UK
Earnings
Opening Weekend: £54,478 (UK) (18 November 2011)
Gross: £669,150 (UK) (22 January 2012)
Cast
Actor
Character
Rebecca Hall
Florence Cathcart
Dominic West
Robert Mallory
Imelda Staunton
Maud Hill
Isaac Hempstead Wright
Tom Hill
Shaun Dooley
Malcolm McNair
Joseph Mawle
Edward Judd
Diana Kent
Harriet Cathcart
Richard Durden
Alexander Cathcart
John Shrapnel
Reverend Hugh Purslow
Cal Macaninch
Freddie Strickland
Anastasia Hille
Dorothy Vandermeer
Andrew Havill
George Vandermeer
Tilly Vosburgh
Vera Flood
Steven Cree
Sergeant Evans
Alfie Field
Victor Parry
Felix Soper
Julian Dowden
Sidney Johnston
John Franklin
Spike White
Alistair Howell
Charlie Callaghan
Chris Hartley
James Kirkham
William Ramsbottom
Ewan Andrew Walker
Richard McGorian
Adam Thomas Wright
Max Tebbitts
Ben Greaves-Neal
Child Impostor
Daniel Pirrie
Captain Mills
Nicholas Amer
Edgar Hirsthwit
Katie Hart
Katie Forbes
Molly Lewis
Child Florence
Nick Murphy
Teacher 1
Joseph M. Jenkins
Child Ghost Stand-In
Zach Mitchell
Child Ghost Stand-In
Joseph Courtney
Child Ghost Stand-In
Neil Broome
School Master (uncredited)
Andy Callaghan
Arresting Police Officer (uncredited)
Andrew Foster
Removal Man (uncredited)
Charlotte Lowdell
Neighbour (uncredited)
Terry Swoffer
Gardener (uncredited)
Sarah Weldon
Passerby (uncredited)
Laura Yates
Mother (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
The film takes place in 1921.
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The painting, of two woman killing a man, that is said to be the boys' favorite is titled "Judith beheading Holofernes" and painted in 1612 by Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652).
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(at around 20 mins) When Miss Cathcart is investigating the classroom where many of the ghost sightings occurred, for a brief moment on the chalkboard behind her there is a quotation that says: "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old." This is a line from the poem "For the Fallen" by British poet Laurence Binyon. Published in 1914, it was meant as an ode to the British soldiers dying in the First World War. This hints, among other things, at connections to the boys who were shown earlier in the film in the school photos, many of whom presumably died during the War.
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Goofs
When Florence is sitting in the kitchen talking to the boy, the blanket she is wrapped in moves up and down between shots.
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When Florence went into the hidden compartment and found the stuffed rabbit, the rabbit played a recorded song. At this point in history, toys only contained small music boxes, which played chiming music. The closest thing was the "Lioretgraph Jumeau" which sang a maximum of 35 words using a small phonograph. More advanced singing toys didn't make their appearance until the late 1930's and early 40's.
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After finding her cigarette case in the pillow that she's ripped open, Florence goes outside with feathers stuck in her hair. In the next shot, however, the feathers are gone and her hair is clean again.
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Quotes
Robert Mallory: [holding newspapers] What about these?
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Florence Cathcart: Without Science, people don't believe in nothing; they believe in anything.
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Florence Cathcart: Not seeing them, it's not the same as forgetting. Is it?
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Photos from cast
Lucy Cohu Ian Hanmore
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