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HorrorYear2020Duration1h 28mIMDb4.8

Awoken

HorrorMysteryThriller

A young medical student attempts to cure her brother from a terminal sleep illness called Fatal Familial Insomnia, where he is unable to sleep until he dies. On her quest to treat him, a more sinister reason for his condition is revealed.

Trailer

Cast

DJ

Daniel J. Phillips

Director

Erik Thomson

Robert

Sara West

Karla

Benson Jack Anthony

Blake

Matt Crook

Patrick

AD

Amelia Douglass

Alice

PR

Paul Reichstein

William Dawson

Mark Saturno

Sangermano

FT

Felicia Tassone

Angela

Adam Ovadia

Christopher

DA

Dana Abed

Saher

Jessica Burgess

Student

JD

Jules Dawson

Cody

GD

Guy Dow-Sainter

Iddimu

DE

Dee Easton

Ursula

HG

Helen Geoffreys

Dr. Wilson

HI

Hannah Irwin

Student

Alexander Lloyd

Bazelli

Rob MacPherson

Doctor Mulcahy

AG

Alan Grace

Writer

DJ

Daniel J. Phillips

Writer

Comments

10 Comments

Precious MainzaAug 22, 2026

damn im in love with this horror film

VOmQiKAug 21, 2026

Boriiing.

glenn_okitAug 28, 2025

henvi_darjiMay 29, 2023

source: Awoken

NatafMay 23, 2023

Everybody, from me to the director, actors.... must have been very bored doing or watching this film Why do they ever waste their time making such bad movies is beyond understanding. They should be punished for all the CO2 they generated making this "film".

Akash VyasMay 23, 2023

Satanic and demonic possession films are nothing new. In recent years there has been a slew of zombie films, possession films and ghost doll/child romps. None of them are perfect. But all of them are a good night on the couch. If you go in expecting A Beautiful Mind, you will be sorely disappointed. If you go in expecting Sinister, Annabelle or The Exorcism of insertnamehere you will have a good time. It's the twisted grandchild of Rosemary's Baby if Rosemary was an insomniac and her baby was actually her brother. Embrace the dank corridors, satanic whispers, creep tapes and enjoy the ride.

PearlMay 23, 2023

Come on people, it's a movie about someone that's demon possessed! You don't think religion should be involved? Maybe you should give the demon possessed person Ambien? Should they go out in the sun to get extra vitamin D?! LOL this was actually better than most movies like this. They were only a couple things that should've been left out. Overall really good for a supernatural horror thriller. Most of them suck.

user8938225879743May 23, 2023

What makes this movie incredibly different is the fact that is based on a completely real disease. Imagining myself in the same situation alone was terrifying but seeing it play out so incredibly according to my worse nightmare was even worse. Now I can't sleep but also am terrified of not sleeping.

ashibotogh_May 23, 2023

... but not by much. It is obvious that this is a low budget production. Limited location, rather simple shock effects - and much of the story told via shaky vhs cam - and very, very blunt exposition/gloating. The story itself - the very key of this movie - is simple. Simple itself is not really bad .. but too simple takes away from what could have been. And too simple in that case is just 101 possession; as in ... the very basic possession plot, as basic as it gets - literally. The characters are not exactly the usual suspects/archetypes .. but they suffer GREATLY from horror movie tropes - especially poor communication and lack of brain to connect the dots and make any kind of conclusion. Sadly, they also feel like rather dumb people cosplaying scientists by wearing white coats in a way that Superman hides behind glasses. (meaning, they do not do anything scientific at all in the entire movie and act as if they have no knowledge of this sleep disorder ... at all) As for the acting ... it is not good. There is the usual overacting and the theatrical over reach in mimics. The dialogue is unnatural and sounds like poorly learned lines. The conclusion is ruined furthermore by cheap playstation 2 era CG that would not have fooled anyone even in the early 2000s.

youtube : b3a9li ❤May 23, 2023

So many haters for this movie! One person gave it low rating cause of the disease discussed in the movie, the other mad about religion in the movie. Can't win em all!

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