The Falling
Apr 24 2015
•2h 43m
•Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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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Maisie Williams
Lydia Lamont
Maxine Peake
Eileen Lamont
Greta Scacchi
Miss Edith Mantel
Monica Dolan
Miss Martha Alvaro
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