Set in post-World War One England, hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost

However, even she is left at a loss to explain the mysterious happenings as the ‘missing’ children begin to show themselves. Well-cast and acted, with Imelda Staunton as the school matron, the picture is watchable and handsomely made. There’s more than enough in the Awakening to keep you awake.