Description
Writer/director Joby Harold's debut feature, AWAKE, is an unsettling thriller that highlights a deeply troubling medical problem. "Anesthetic awareness" is a rare but dangerously prevalent condition that affects nearly 30,000 individuals a year, in which patients who have been put under anesthesia before surgery remain paralyzed while still being aware of their present situation AWAKE tells the story of Clayton Beresford Jr.. (Hayden Christensen), a successful young businessman who lives under the roof of his overbearing mother, Lilith (Lena Olin). Afraid to expose his engagement to Liliths beautiful assistant, Sam Lockwood (Jessica Alba), Clayton decides to do so when he realizes that, thanks to a rare heart condition, he might not live much longer. Director Joby Harold Star Sam Robards, Fisher Stevens, Hayden Christensen, Lena Olin, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard, Arliss Howard Special Features: Full frame format. Year of Release: 2007.