The Falling

The Falling

2015 · 103 min · EN · 5.1 (146 votes)
Dir. Carol Morley · Starring Maisie Williams, Maxine Peake, Greta Scacchi, Monica Dolan, Mathew Baynton, Florence Pugh · Music Tracey Thorn
DramaMystery

England, 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.

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A hauntingly beautiful, yet deeply unsettling exploration of adolescent turmoil. It feels like a fever dream, capturing the intensity of first loves and the fragility of young minds against a backdrop of societal repression.

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