THE AWAKENING is set in 1921, in a post war England where many of the bereaved seek solace in spiritualism. Haunted by the death of her fiancé, Florence Cathcart (REBECCA HALL) is committed to debunking supernatural claims, using methodical and rational explanations. When she is asked to visit a boarding school in the countryside called Rookwood, to investigate the alleged sightings of a ghostly young boy, she feels compelled to take the job.