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Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
England, 1969. The fascinating Abbie and the troubled Lydia are great friends. After an unexpected tragedy occurs in the strict girls' school they attend, a mysterious epidemic of fainting breaks out that threatens the mental sanity and beliefs of the tormented people involved, both teachers and students.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Metacritic71/100
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
200 audience votes
Key crew
- Carol MorleyDirector
- Tracey ThornOriginal Music Composer
- Carol MorleyScreenplay
Cast
- Maisie WilliamsLydia Lamont
- Maxine PeakeEileen Lamont
- Greta ScacchiMiss Edith Mantel
- Monica DolanMiss Martha Alvaro
- Mathew BayntonMr. Hopkins
- Florence PughAbbie Mortimer
- Joe ColeKenneth Lamont
- Morfydd ClarkMiss Pamela Charron
- Anna BurnettSusan
- Evie HootonJanet
- Katie Ann KnightConnie
- Lauren McCrostieGwen
Stills
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Themes
englandfemale friendshipschoolgirlmass hysteriasexual awakeningfaintingwoman director1960smother daughter relationshipgirls' school