Project Detail

The Falling

Synopsis

Inspired by a true story about an outbreak of mass hysteria in a girls' high school in England in the 1960s, 'The Falling' tells the story of Louise, the troubled girl at the centre of a mysterious fainting epidemic, who is determined to find out the cause of the illness spreading through her school.
London Film Festival 2014 - World premiere

Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Features
Running time
102 min
Director
Carol Morley
Producer
Cairo Cannon, Luc Roeg
Editor
Chris Wyatt
Screenwriter
Carol Morley
Director of Photography
Agnès Godard
Production Designer
Jane Levick
Principal cast
Maisie Williams, Ellie Bamber, Maxine Peake, Joe Cole, Greta Scacchi

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Production Status

Production Company

An Independent, Cannon and Morley, BBC Films, BFI production in association with Head Gear Films

Cannon and Morley Productions

53 Parfett Street
London
E1 1JR

Sales Company

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