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Writer:
Joby Harold (written by)
Release Date:
30 November 2007 (USA)
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Every year, one in 700 people wake up during surgery. When they planned her husband's murder, they never thought he'd be the one. more
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The story focuses on a man who suffers "anesthetic awareness" and finds himself awake and aware, but paralyzed, during heart surgery. His mother must wrestle with her own demons as a drama unfolds around them, while trying to unfold the story hidden behind her son's young wife. full summary | full synopsis
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1 win
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3 nominations
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Hayden Christensen | ... | Clay Beresford | |
| Jessica Alba | ... | Sam Lockwood | |
| Terrence Howard | ... | Dr. Jack Harper | |
| Lena Olin | ... | Lilith Beresford | |
| Christopher McDonald | ... | Dr. Larry Lupin | |
| Sam Robards | ... | Clayton Beresford Sr. | |
| Arliss Howard | ... | Dr. Jonathan Neyer | |
| Fisher Stevens | ... | Dr. Puttnam | |
| Georgina Chapman | ... | Penny Carver | |
| David Harbour | ... | Dracula | |
| Steven Hinkle | ... | Young Clay (as Stephen Hinkle) | |
| Denis O'Hare | ... | Financial News Analyst | |
| Charlie Hewson | ... | Brian the Orderly | |
| Court Young | ... | Officer Doherty | |
| Joseph Costa | ... | Dr. Elbogen |
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Rated R for language, an intense disturbing situation, and brief drug use.
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Runtime:
84 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #43173) |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Ireland:15A |
Portugal:M/16 |
South Korea:15 |
Australia:MA |
Malaysia:U |
Finland:K-13 |
Argentina:16 |
Taiwan:R-12 |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Chile:14 |
Italy:VM14 |
Peru:14 |
Netherlands:16 |
Iceland:16
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Factual errors: Clay's heart shows asystole on the ECG monitor, yet the surgeon calls for the defibrillator. An asystole, i.e. non-beating heart, can and must not be defibrillated.
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Dr. Jack Harper:
At 6:32 this morning, on Thursday the first of November, Clayton Beresford Junior died on my operating table, two and a half hours later, his life was saved.
Dr. Jack Harper: There are no excuses for what we did, there’s no defense, no one to blame but us, we got what we deserved. Clay would have his revenge, and justice would finally be served, but despite all the secrets, despite all the lies, and a terrible loss, one thing really matters now, he....is....awake.
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Dr. Jack Harper: There are no excuses for what we did, there’s no defense, no one to blame but us, we got what we deserved. Clay would have his revenge, and justice would finally be served, but despite all the secrets, despite all the lies, and a terrible loss, one thing really matters now, he....is....awake.
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No Kind of Life
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The twenty-two year old Clay Beresford (Hayden Christensen) is a genius of finance secretly in love of his mother's secretary Sam Lockwood (Jessica Alba). Clay has a complex, expecting recognition from his mother Lilith Beresford (Lena Olin) that he is as capable as his father was, and he needs heart transplantation. When Clay finds a donor compatible with his rare blood, he requests his friend Dr. Jack Harper (Terrence Howard) to operate him under the protest of his mother that wants the famous Dr. Jonathan Neyer (Arliss Howard) responsible for the procedure. On the eve of his heart surgery, Clay marries Sam and during the surgery, he experiences an "anesthetic awareness" that leaves his conscious but paralyzed. Clay witnesses the dialogs in the room and discovers dark secrets about his surgery.
"Awake' has a simple but effective story about a wealthy young man that needs to be submitted to heart transplantation and experiences an anesthetic awareness discovering that things are not like he believes they are. The cast is excellent, leaded by the still gorgeous Lena Olin, Terrence Howard, Jessica Alba and Hayden Christensen. The plot point was a great surprise for me and I really like this original movie. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Awake: A Vida Por um Fio" ("Awake: Life in the Edge")