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{{Infobox film
| name           = The Awakening
| image          = TheAwakening2011Poster.jpg
| alt            = <!-- see WP:ALT -->
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = Nick Murphy
| producer       = [[David M. Thompson]]
| screenplay     = [[Stephen Volk]]<br>Nick Murphy
| starring       = [[Rebecca Hall]]<br>[[Dominic West]]<br>[[Imelda Staunton]]
| music          = Daniel Pemberton
| cinematography = Eduard Grau
| editing        = Victoria Boydell
| studio         = [[BBC Films]]<br>[[StudioCanal UK]]<br>[[Creative Scotland]]
| distributor    = [[StudioCanal UK]]
| released       = {{Film date|2011|11|11|UK|df=y}}
| runtime        = 107 minutes
| country        = United Kingdom
| language       = English
| budget         = £3.1 million<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1687901/business "Box office/business for 'The Awakening'"]. ''[[IMDb]]''. Retrieved 2011-11-09.</ref>
| gross          = 
}}

'''''The Awakening''''' is a 2011 British [[horror film]] directed by Nick Murphy, starring [[Rebecca Hall]], [[Dominic West]], and [[Imelda Staunton]].

==Plot==
The movie is set in 1921 England where Florence Cathcart ([[Rebecca Hall]]) is a published author on supernatural hoaxes who works with the police to expose charlatans and debunk supernatural phenomenon, having begun her foray into her profession upon the death of her lover in [[World War I]]. Upon a visit from Robert Malory ([[Dominic West]]), a teacher from a [[boarding school]] with the request to investigate the recent death of a student and how it is related to sightings of a ghost of a child, she travels to the school hoping to explain the sightings and the death. The ghostly sightings are at first thought to be a prank played by one of the boys at the school. While Florence and Robert start developing a mutual attraction, the school is closed for holidays with the only occupants being Robert, Florence, Maud ([[Imelda Staunton]]) the housekeeper and Tom, a lonely orphan child. As unexplained supernatural events start to manifest, it is revealed towards the end that Tom is a ghost and is Florence's half brother and Maud's son. Florence and Tom grew up in the house that is now a boarding school. While Florence and Tom were young, their father became mad and killed Florence's mother, Tom and himself while also trying to kill Florence. Florence had blocked these memories of her childhood. Maud, who also sees Tom, explains that Tom is lonely and that he needs his family. So Maud poisons herself and Florence. Florence however tells Tom that she will not be happy if she dies now and that she will always be with Tom. Tom then helps Florence by bringing her medicine to throw up the poison. Florence survives. The film ends with news of Maud's death as the school reopens and Florence and Robert prepare to depart. Florence walks through the school and wearing white through once last time.  Florence can no longer see Tom.

==Cast==
* [[Rebecca Hall]] as Florence Cathcart
* [[Dominic West]] as Robert Malory
* [[Imelda Staunton]] as Maud Hill
* [[Lucy Cohu]] as Constance Strickland
* [[John Shrapnel]] as Reverend Hugh Purslow
* [[Shaun Dooley]] as Malden McNair
* Diana Kent as Harriet Cathcart
* Richard Durden as Alexander Cathcart
* Alfie Field as Victor Parry
* [[Sidney Johnston (Actor)|Sidney Johnston]] as John Franklin
* [[Tilly Vosburgh]] as Vera Flood
* [[Ian Hanmore]] as Albert Flood
* [[Cal Macaninch]] as Freddie Strickland
* [[Isaac Hempstead-Wright]] as Tom
* [[Anastasia Hille]] as Katherine Vandermeer
* [[Andrew Havill]] as George Vandermeer
* [[Joseph Mawle]] as Edward Judd
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2189243/ Steven Cree] as Sergeant Evans

==Production==
''The Awakening'' was shot on location in the United Kingdom in [[London]], [[Berwickshire]], [[Lyme Park]] near [[Stockport]] and Manderston House in [[Manderston]] from July 2010.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1687901/locations "Filming locations for 'The Awakening'"]. ''[[IMDb]]''. Retrieved 2011-10-13.</ref>

==Release==
The film opened at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] on September 16, 2011<ref name=Evans2011>{{Citation | title = The Awakening premiere photos - 36th Toronto International Film Festival | url = http://www.digitalhit.com/galleries/40/604
 | year = 2011  | author = Evans, Ian  | journal = DigitalHit.com  | accessdate = 2012-01-10 }}</ref> and has been officially released November 11, 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1687901/releaseinfo "Release dates for 'The Awakening'"]. ''[[IMDb]]''. Retrieved 2011-10-13.</ref> and December 2, 2011 in Italy.

==Critical Response==
Review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that 71% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 24 reviews, with an average score of 5.8/10.

Robbie Collin of [[The Daily Telegraph]] stated, "Rarely does a horror film make the back of your neck tingle with the calibre of its performances as well as its jumps and jolts – but ''The Awakening'', a beautifully mounted ghost story in the style of ''[[The Turn of the Screw]]'', provides chills of both kinds."

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1687901|The Awakening}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|the_awakening_2011|The Awakening}}
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/8882103/The-Awakening-review.html The Daily Telegraph]

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[[Category:2011 films]]
[[Category:British horror films]]
[[Category:British films]]
[[Category:English-language films]]
[[Category:Films set in 1921]]

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