The Falling
DramaMysteryThrillerenglandfemale friendshipschoolgirlmass hysteriasexual awakeningfaintingwoman director1960smother daughter relationshipgirls' school
A psychologically unsettling period drama about female friendship and repressed desire, where mass hysteria becomes a vessel for exploring trauma, sexuality, and institutional control.
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.
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