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5.1England, 1969. The fascinating Abbie and the troubled Lydia are great friends. After an unexpected tragedy occurs in the strict girls' school they attend, a mysterious epidemic of fainting breaks out that threatens the mental sanity and beliefs of the tormented people involved, both teachers and students.
Released: 2015-04-24103 minDir: Carol MorleyDrama, Mystery, ThrillerBudget: $952,707
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Cast
- Maisie Williams as Lydia Lamont
- Maxine Peake as Eileen Lamont
- Greta Scacchi as Miss Edith Mantel
- Monica Dolan as Miss Martha Alvaro
- Mathew Baynton as Mr. Hopkins
- Florence Pugh as Abbie Mortimer
Themes
- england
- female friendship
- schoolgirl
- mass hysteria
- sexual awakening
- fainting
- woman director
- 1960s
- mother daughter relationship
- girls' school
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Ratings
IMDb
5.3/10
8,180 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Metacritic
71/100
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 107556
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- title
- The Falling
- publication date
- 2015-04-24
- review score
- 6.8/10
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