The Awakening (2011 film)

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The Awakening
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nick Murphy
Written by	Stephen Volk Nick Murphy
Produced by	David M. Thompson Sarah Curtis Julia Stannard
Starring	Rebecca Hall Dominic West Imelda Staunton Isaac Hempstead-Wright
Cinematography	Eduard Grau
Edited by	Victoria Boydell
Music by	Daniel Pemberton
Production companies	StudioCanal Features[1] BBC Films Creative Scotland LipSync Productions Origin Pictures
Distributed by	StudioCanal
Release dates	16 September 2011 (2011-09-16) (TIFF) 11 November 2011 (2011-11-11) (United Kingdom)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£3.1 million[citation needed]
Box office	$4,490,365[2]

The Awakening is a 2011 British supernatural drama film directed by Nick Murphy (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Stephen Volk and Murphy. The film stars Rebecca Hall as a writer and ghost hunter who investigates the haunting of a boys' boarding school in post-World War I England. The ensemble cast includes Dominic West, Isaac Hempstead-Wright and Imelda Staunton.

The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released in the United Kingdom on 11 November 2011, by StudioCanal. As of October 2021^[update], it has an approval rating of 62% on Rotten Tomatoes.