Sleeper's Wake (2012)

Following the death of his wife and daughter in a car accident a middle aged man is drawn into a dangerous physical relationship with a young girl.

Director:

Barry Berk

Writer:

Barry Berk

Stars:

Lionel Newton, Deon Lotz, Jay Anstey

1 win & 9 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Lionel Newton	...	John Wraith
Deon Lotz	...	Roelf Venter
Jay Anstey	...	Jackie Venter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luke Tyler	...	Simon Venter

Storyline

John Wraith, mid-40s, regains consciousness in hospital. His wife and daughter dead in a car accident because he fell asleep at the wheel. To find solace he retreats to a tiny remote coastal hamlet where he comes across a troubled teenage girl, Jackie, struggling to come to terms with the murder of her mother during a vicious robbery at their home. A dangerous physical attraction develops between them. Despite the threat of discovery, they consummate their relationship, with devastating consequences.

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Plot Keywords:

girl in panties | pink panties | female full rear nudity | girl wearing a mini skirt | woman swimming nude | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

User Reviews

Could have been better

A clever idea, and a work of fiction depicting how a fragmented individual will, knee jerk, behave in a confounding manner.

The problem was suspending disbelief that this young woman, regardless of her dysfunctional background, could become interested in this older man. Apart from his broken emotional state which may invoke a distorted maternal attraction, I find this difficult to believe.

The protagonist, father, and "boyfriend" gave believable performances. The baboon was quite an interesting inclusion, again if executed better would have supplied an interesting element to the film.

The production value and cinematography were good and elevated the film, and if the scripting had been tighter, the execution more believable this could have been an interesting story.

Details

Official Sites:

Bioskope Pictures [South Africa] Official site

Country:

South Africa

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 2012 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Az alvó ébredése

Filming Locations:

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,956

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bioskope Pictures, Videovision Entertainment, Liquid Crayon

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD