The Awakening (2011)

Angleterre, 1921. Trois ans se sont ecoules depuis la fin de la Premiere Guerre mondiale. L'ecrivain et scientifique Florence Cathcart est la meilleure chasseuse de fantomes du pays. Elle est invitee par Mallory, un mutile de la Grande Guerre, a venir a la campagne dans le pensionnat ou ce dernier est enseignant pour enqueter sur une mort mysterieuse attribuee a l'esprit malefique d'un enfant. A l'aide d'une camera, de pieges a fil et d'enregistreurs, Florence en vient rapidement a la conclusion qu'il existe une explication logique derriere cette tragedie. Mais ses convictions rationnelles sont mises a rude epreuve lorsqu'une nuit, elle se retrouve confrontee a l'apparition terrifiante d'un spectre.

In 1921, in London, the arrogant and skeptical Florence Cathcart is famous for exposing hoaxes and helping the police to arrest con artists. The stranger Robert Mallory tells her that the headmaster of a boarding school in Rookford had invited her to travel to Cumbria to investigate a ghost that is frightening the pupils to death. He also tells that many years ago there was a murder in the estate and recently pupil Walter Portman had died. The reluctant Florence finally accepts to go to Cumbria. On arrival, she is welcomed by governess Maud and the boy Thomas Hill. Soon Florence discovers what had happened to Walter and then the students, teachers and staff are released on vacation, and Florence remains alone with Robert, Maud and Tom in the school. Florence is ready to leave the boarding school when strange things happen, leaving Florence scared.

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