The Falling

Apr 24, 2015

1h 43m

★ 5.1

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Cannon and Morley Productions

Independent

BBC Film

BFI

Boudica Red

Lipsync Productions

The Falling Trailers

Cast

Lydia Lamont

Maisie Williams

Eileen Lamont

Maxine Peake

Miss Edith Mantel

Greta Scacchi

Miss Martha Alvaro

Monica Dolan

Mr. Hopkins

Mathew Baynton

Abbie Mortimer

Florence Pugh

Kenneth Lamont

Joe Cole

Miss Pamela Charron

Morfydd Clark

Susan

Anna Burnett

Titch

Hannah Rose Caton

Janet

Evie Hooton

Connie

Katie Ann Knight

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