Sleeper's Wake

Sleeper's Wake

Sleeper's Wake

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Sleeper's Wake

2012

1h 34m

4.0(11 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Mystery

Overview

In a secluded cove on the South African coast, a middle-aged writer grieving the deaths of his wife and daughter is drawn into an affair with an alluring teenage girl who is grappling with demons of her own, in this gripping psychological thriller adapted from the award-winning novel by Alistair Morgan. (TIFF)

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4 members

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Lionel Newton

Roelf Venter

Lionel Newton

Acting

Deon Lotz

Roelf Venter

Deon Lotz

Acting

Jay Anstey

Jackie Venter

Jay Anstey

Acting

Luke Tyler

Simon Venter

Luke Tyler

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