Sleeper's Wake
Release date: 2012-09-07
Votes: 9
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
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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