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UNITED STATES · 2016

Before I Wake

Mike Flanagan
grief and loss childhood trauma supernatural manifestations foster care dreams and nightmares
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Synopsis

An orphaned child's dreams—and nightmares—manifest physically as he sleeps.

Year2016
CountryUnited States
DirectorMike Flanagan
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