england,female friendship,schoolgirl,mass hysteria,sexual awakening,fainting,woman director,1960s,mother daughter relationship,girls' school

The Falling (2015)

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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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Cast & Crew

Director
Carol Morley
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    Lydia Lamont Maisie Williams
  • Profile picture of Maxine Peake
    Eileen Lamont Maxine Peake
  • Profile picture of Greta Scacchi
    Miss Edith Mantel Greta Scacchi
  • Profile picture of Monica Dolan
    Miss Martha Alvaro Monica Dolan
  • Profile picture of Mathew Baynton
    Mr. Hopkins Mathew Baynton
  • Profile picture of Florence Pugh
    Abbie Mortimer Florence Pugh
  • Profile picture of Joe Cole
    Kenneth Lamont Joe Cole
  • Profile picture of Morfydd Clark
    Miss Pamela Charron Morfydd Clark

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Keywords

  • england
  • female friendship
  • schoolgirl
  • mass hysteria
  • sexual awakening
  • fainting
  • woman director
  • 1960s
  • mother daughter relationship
  • girls' school