During surgery, more than 60,000 people domestically each year experience "anesthetical awareness," a condition when anesthesia fails during surgery, leaving one completely conscious and feeling every incision, but paralyzed and incapable of doing anything about it. This is what happens to Clay.
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- Awake
- 15 (Contains strong language, psychological horror and images of surgery)
- Cast
- Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Lena Olin, Terrence Howard, Sam Robards, Court Young, David Harbour, Charlie Hewson, Fisher Stevens, Christopher McDonald
- Director
- Joby Harold
- Producer
- Tim Williams, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Kelly Carmichael
- Writer
- Joby Harold
- Duration
- 01:18:00
- Official Site
- http://www.iconmovies.co.uk/awake/
- Release
- Friday April 4 2008
- Genre
- Suspense/Thriller
- Distributor
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