JackAwake
November 7th 2007 10:54
Awake is a 2007 thriller/drama film written and directed by Joby Harold and set for release late in the US in February 26th in the USA.. It stars Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba.
The story focuses on a man (Christensen) who is in love with a woman (Alba) but is unwilling to tell his mother of their relationship. We later find out this is due to the woman being his mother's PA. The man suffers from a heart condition which requires a heart transplant to be carried out by a doctor who previously saved his life and is now his good friend. However during the surgery he encounters "anaesthetic awareness" and finds himself awake and aware, but paralysed. To escape the pain, he has an out of body experience and uncovers some sinister plots. Meanwhile his young wife (Alba) must wrestle with her own demons as a drama unfolds around them.
The trailer for Awake is below:
Cast:
Hayden Christensen - Clay
Jessica Alba - Sam
Lena Olin - Clay's Mother
Terrence Howard
Christopher McDonald - Dr. Larry Lupin
Steven Hinkle - Young Clay
Other Info:
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Joby Harold
Produced by: Jason Kliot, John Penotti, Joana Vicente
Written by: Joby Harold
Distributed by: The Weinstein Company
Release date: USA - February 26th, 2008; UK - February 29th, 2008
Rating: US - R; for language, an intense disturbing situation, and brief drug use.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Awake (film).
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.
The story focuses on a man (Christensen) who is in love with a woman (Alba) but is unwilling to tell his mother of their relationship. We later find out this is due to the woman being his mother's PA. The man suffers from a heart condition which requires a heart transplant to be carried out by a doctor who previously saved his life and is now his good friend. However during the surgery he encounters "anaesthetic awareness" and finds himself awake and aware, but paralysed. To escape the pain, he has an out of body experience and uncovers some sinister plots. Meanwhile his young wife (Alba) must wrestle with her own demons as a drama unfolds around them.
The trailer for Awake is below:
Cast:
Hayden Christensen - Clay
Lena Olin - Clay's Mother
Terrence Howard
Christopher McDonald - Dr. Larry Lupin
Steven Hinkle - Young Clay
Other Info:
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Joby Harold
Produced by: Jason Kliot, John Penotti, Joana Vicente
Written by: Joby Harold
Distributed by: The Weinstein Company
Release date: USA - February 26th, 2008; UK - February 29th, 2008
Rating: US - R; for language, an intense disturbing situation, and brief drug use.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Awake (film).
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.
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