Trauma (I) (2004)

Awaking from a coma to discover his wife has been killed in a car accident, Ben's world may as well have come to an end. A few weeks later, Ben's out of hospital and, attempting to start a ... See full summary »

Director:

Marc Evans

Writer:

Richard Smith

Stars:

Colin Firth, Naomie Harris, Dorothy Duffy

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Firth	...	Ben
Naomie Harris	...	Elisa
Dorothy Duffy	...	Nurse
Cornelius Booth	...	Orderly
Dermot Murnaghan	...	Newscaster 1
Jamie Owen	...	Newscaster 2
Kirsty Young	...	Newscaster 3
Jamie Cameron	...	Reporter
Justin Edwards	...	Doctor
Nicola Cunningham	...	Reception Nurse
Paul Rattigan	...	Manor's Voice
Sean Harris	...	Roland
Kenneth Cranham	...	Detective Constable Jackson (as Ken Cranham)
Nina Hossain	...	Reporter
Alison David	...	Lauren Parris

Storyline

Awaking from a coma to discover his wife has been killed in a car accident, Ben's world may as well have come to an end. A few weeks later, Ben's out of hospital and, attempting to start a new life, he moves home and is befriended by a beautiful young neighbor Charlotte. His life may be turning around but all is not what it seems and, haunted by visions of his dead wife, Ben starts to lose his grip on reality...

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Plot Keywords:

car crash | ant | hospital | artist | ant farm | 

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Taglines:

Believe what you see what you believe.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some violent images

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 2004 (UK)

Also Known As:

Travma

Filming Locations:

Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£144,148 (UK) (17 September 2004)

Gross:

£144,148 (UK) (17 September 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Little Bird Productions, BBC Films, Grosvenor Park Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 93 min (DVD) 88 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

In one of the late scenes in the morgue/basement when Ben is talking to Charlotte the boom mic is clearly visible in the top right of the picture

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Crazy Credits

The end of the credits have two unusual cast listings: The first is "Featured Ants" (in order of Appear"ants") which is a list of sixty of so names all beginning with A. This is swiftly followed by another small list of 5 "Stunt Ants".

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Connections

Referenced in Death Row (2007)

User Reviews

brilliant film!!

I recently saw Trauma at the National Film Theatre in London and loved it, even more than I thought I would. Although there are some scary scenes it is quite far from being a horror film, I'd say it's closer to a psychological drama. The main character, Ben (Colin Firth) wakes up from a coma to find out that his wife has died in a car crash. While he is trying to grieve and get on with his life, the country is mourning the death of a famous singer, Lauren Parris. Slowly but surely Ben loses his grip on reality and doesn't know what he's imagining and what is real. I thought the performances were brilliant and I particularly enjoyed the visuals, for instance images shown very quickly and not really "flowing" which reflected the confusing in Ben's mind.