The Falling
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.
- genus: Drama, Mystery
- Studio: Cannon and Morley Productions, Independent, BBC Film, BFI, Boudica Red, Lipsync Productions
- keyword: england, female friendship, schoolgirl, mass hysteria, sexual awakening, fainting, woman director, 1960s, mother daughter relationship, girls' school
- cast: Maisie Williams, Maxine Peake, Greta Scacchi, Monica Dolan, Mathew Baynton, Florence Pugh
