Awoken (2019) - full transcript

Quiet down, boy.

I said...

That kind still won't sleep?

I'm gonna show you what happens

when you boys don't keep quiet.

Get back in your rooms, now!

I told you to get to sleep.

I don't care if you can't.

The hell?

I'll make you sleep, boy.

Leave him alone!

Cody?

That is not my name.

No don't.

To the

purely physiological,

like apnea and narcolepsy,

or Kleine Levins.

Kleine Levin mainly

affects teenage boys.

Anyone know the symptoms?

Are you even listening?

Your foster

uncle's elaborating

on peculiar brain function

during Kleine Levin syndrome.

Yeah, child's play.

You didn't sleep

again last night?

Karla, it's not good for you.

You have late nights, too.

Yeah, but look at

what I've been reading.

There is a Javanese demon,

which if you give it your soul

will make you rich overnight,

but will turn you

into a wild boar.

What?

Really?

People in Indonesia

have seen these things,

there have been

documented reports.

There are some

sleeping disorders

that are so rare they only occur

in a handful of the

world's population.

Fatal Familial Insomnia,

FFI affects 40

families, worldwide.

Put simply, FFI prevents you

from sleeping, until you die.

It's genetic, but random.

As the condition progresses,

the patient is unable

to reach any REM sleep.

In its final stages,

the brain atrophies.

The patient becomes catatonic,

then organ failure,

and then death.

There are cases where

chronic insomniacs,

like an FFI patient, can

become extremely unstable,

dangerous even.

Take this man, for example.

Now he went without

sleep for about 30 days.

He was extremely paranoid,

delusional.

Finally, his wife and child

were found dead, murdered.

Some people want to link

satanism to this guy,

claim it's evidence

of demonic possession,

but not me.

We stick to medicine

in this class.

And that's it for today,

you've been great.

There might be a quiz

next week on FFI,

- Kleine Levin.

- Catch up with you later.

And their associated

physiological effects.

I'm sorry, all we can do now

is make your

brother comfortable.

No, I can't accept that.

There's still plenty of options.

You can see, he's

steadily declining.

His energy levels are constantly

fluctuating, Miss Dawson.

Without sleep for

this long it's just...

Look, in 2008, Mexican

doctors ran a drug trial

that directly provoked the

lapsed prion 23 in the brain

to start rebuilding

proper sleep chemistry.

The patient actually

slept for a whole hour.

Now, I know it's not legal

here, but we need to start...

But what happened after that?

Did the patient recover?

You're still only

a student, Karla.

You need to trust

our experience.

Since your parents died,

especially the way they did,

Blake's never had a normal life.

We always knew this

day would come.

We can't do anything

more for Blake here.

It's better he's at home in

these final stages, anyway.

I'm sorry.

If you send him home,

he doesn't have a chance.

It can help to

talk to someone.

I could ask the chaplain to

come down, he is a good man.

Faith isn't gonna

help my brother.

Excuse me.

Hey, KJ.

Hey.

They are pulling me out,

aren't they?

I just need a good

night's rest, that's all.

I've gotta practise

counting sheep.

Hey Blake.

Hey Pat.

Hey.

Hi.

Blake, I have things to do,

so I will see you later.

So, how's today?

Yeah, fine.

Just I don't think

we're gonna be

smoking buddies

again any time soon.

It's too late, I've quit.

Yeah, right.

Oh yeah, and it's working.

As long as you

keep munching, yeah.

Okay.

All right, deal up, let's go.

- Seven.

- Let's do it, all right.

To give Blake

the treatment he needs,

we have to take him somewhere

we can't be observed.

No, it's

too dangerous,

we need to petition

the hospital.

Blake doesn't

have time for that.

What if he has a seizure,

and we don't have

the right staff?

Or the right drugs?

I've never even seen this place.

It's been used for this

kind of treatment before.

Remember when I told

you that your dad

took your mom to a

special facility.

Yeah.

Yeah, well I haven't been

completely honest with you.

It's an abandoned basement

here on this campus.

What?

It was the only

way we could conceal

those kind of drug trials.

I have two patients down there

right now, who I'm treating.

For those two people,

just like Blake,

it's this, or death.

Without proper care,

Blake won't last the week.

Wouldn't you do anything

you can to save him?

I just heard.

Rob's right.

You know if we can't

work inside the system

then we're gonna have

to get outside of it.

He didn't exactly invite you.

You're gonna need

my help, Karla.

And if Rob's got

an issue with me,

then he's just gonna

have to live with it.

You can do this.

It's gonna work.

I'm just gonna grab his chart.

Yeah.

I don't know,

she's come around.

As you leave

every morning.

I think visiting

hours are over.

Who were you talking to?

What?

I've got it.

Let's go.

Hey B.

Hey.

You ready?

You need a pharmacologist.

Why you?

Because you can trust me.

Can we?

Pat stays.

All right then,

everybody ready?

Hop in.

Watch your step.

How'd you find this place?

One night we were

students, blind drunk,

me and your dad stumbled on

the elevator, keys inside.

Years later, we remembered,

and so we came down

here to treat your mom.

No one knows about it.

Everyone's forgotten

it even exists.

So, this is your new workspace.

Who are they?

That's Chris, he

has near-fatal sleep apnea.

And Angela, violent

night-terrors.

They came to me in the

hospital, and asked for help.

I'm doing what I can.

We have everything

down here, a full lab,

medications I've

stashed over the years,

and ironically,

sleeping quarters.

Karla, now's our chance

to make things right.

Why the lock?

Sleep disorders

can be unpredictable.

It's just a precaution.

Hi guys.

I'll be coming and going

to keep up appearances.

Now get to work.

We'll see you soon.

Good luck, Blake.

Are you okay with this, B?

I'm good.

A splash of paint.

Wide-screen TV.

Could be real nice.

Well, I'm never

too far away, okay?

Okay.

Here.

You ever played this game?

So, what's with

you and Patrick?

What do you mean?

Oh come on.

We used to date,

a while ago.

It doesn't matter now.

Wait a minute,

you and jockstrap used to date,

and I'm only finding

out about this now?

I think we have

more important things

to be thinking about.

Fine.

Fine.

Okay, so remember

how we had segments,

so this is where this comes in.

This is the longest road, so

it's worth two victory points,

and this card goes to the

player with the longest road

of at least five segments, okay.

So another player who

builds a longer road,

they can take this card

off you, all right?

Still following?

So, we know that barbiturates

are having zero effect,

but have you heard about

this doxycycline trial?

Yeah, I'll tell you

about it tomorrow.

I'm gonna call it a

night, and you should too.

You need sleep.

Yeah, no, I will.

I'm just gonna work

a little bit longer.

Fine.

If you want to sleep,

you should sleep.

No, I'll just stay

up all night then.

Hey.

What?

Hey, just help me a sec.

What's going on?

I think there might be

something behind this.

What, like a secret door?

Yeah, maybe.

Actually?

Can you just help me?

It's someone's journal.

Priest,

Father Francis

Sangermano, Sangermano.

Creepy.

What the hell?

Look.

What?

Dad.

I don't believe it.

This is Doctor William Dawson.

After exhausting other options,

we've come here to try

out experimental drugs

on patients with potentially

fatal sleep disorders,

including my wife, Sarah.

I know I'm this close

to the solution.

I know it.

Is it off?

Filming?

Yeah, ready.

Okay good.

So day five,

hopefully one of the drugs

will help them return

to normal sleep and normal life.

Any change?

Oh, sorry, still not used to it.

So, anything?

No, nothing.

Perhaps we should

take this opportunity...

This is

the devil's work.

Francis, you're here.

Francis, this is my good

friend, Doctor Rob Atwood.

Right, Sarah talks

about you all the time.

How is she?

She's okay, no sleep yet,

but she seems to be improving.

You look tired, William.

You should get some rest.

And Father Sangermano,

what does a man of faith

think about what Doctor Dawson

is trying to achieve

here with science?

What is this, "60 Minutes"?

It could

if we cure them.

It's a misconception

that the church

is against medical science.

Anything to help soothe

the troubled soul,

provided it's not hurting

anyone, is a good thing.

I'm just gonna say hi to Sarah.

Okay.

So, a priest?

Yeah I know,

he's an old friend.

He's the one that married us.

Besides, Sarah wants him here.

Yeah, but...

Sorry to interrupt.

William I...

Francis, what is it?

Sarah, she,

she said something.

What?

She wouldn't have,

she can't have.

It wasn't just that.

It was her voice.

It was as if someone

else was speaking.

I'm, I don't get it, who?

I need to go,

and talk to a friend of mine.

I'll be back soon.

Francis?

Why hide these?

I don't know.

We have to tell Rob.

Maybe, maybe we shouldn't.

What?

Why wouldn't we tell him?

The information

in here could help

fast-track Blake's treatment.

We could find out

more about my parents.

Yeah but, why didn't

he mention this to you?

Well,

how could he know

they were hidden?

Yeah, but he knew that

they were made, he's in them.

I mean, don't you think

that's a little strange

that he didn't tell

you that there was

a record of your

parents' final days?

Look, let's just

watch them first,

and get a bit more

information, then we tell him.

Where's the harm in that?

Okay.

Let's watch the next one then.

What are you doing?

Working.

What are you doing?

Karla, you're tired.

Let me take your shift.

No thanks.

Hey.

Blake.

Blake?

Blake?

Blake?

Hey KJ.

Hey.

You were,

what were you doing?

I don't know.

Well you couldn't move

at all yesterday so,

you must be feeling better.

Yeah.

Feeling much better now.

Thank you.

Hey.

So, how did Blake respond

to the new combination?

Yeah, he seems

to be doing better.

He's got a lot more mobility.

Still no REM sleep though.

Is there something that

you needed, Patrick?

Yeah actually,

I wanted to talk.

Well, there's nothing to say.

Come on, we could at

least clear the air.

It's not logical to

keep doing the same thing

and expecting a

different result.

Relationships aren't

about logic, Karla,

they're about the way we feel.

Fine, I feel like as soon

as things got hard with Blake,

you just walked out on me.

I never walked out on Blake.

No, you walked out on

me, Patrick, you just left.

What?

I'm sorry.

Yeah well, what good

does that do me now?

How are you doing?

Who keeps moving this?

It's evil.

Angela, did you say something?

Okay, so William

you have to end this.

What?

It's gone too far.

William, what is he

actually doing here?

Sarah asked for me to be here.

Open your eyes.

You don't have to

be religious to know

that what's going on in

that room isn't natural.

Nothing here is natural,

that's what we're trying to fix.

We're trying to get

her and the others

back to a normal life.

I'm trying to save them.

Something is wrong with Sarah,

something more

than that disease.

She won't talk to me.

When she looks at

me, it terrifies me.

Well maybe that's because

every time you come here,

you terrify her, and the

rest of with your crazy talk.

I spent some time

with this, William.

I've spoken to my Cardinal.

I believe

that Sarah may be

possessed.

Jesus Christ.

Francis, listen to

yourself, that's ridiculous.

What the hell?

It's here.

William you have

to listen to me.

You did just...

Yeah.

I sure did.

Okay, day eight.

We've been progressing...

He's here, he's

inside the room!

Okay,

they're now displaying

extreme paranoia,

except for Sarah, who

is quite different.

We're gonna need to try

some stronger sedation.

It'll be okay.

We'll go in there together.

Shit, his shots.

No, look.

My God!

Blake.

Don't watch any more without me.

Hey KJ.

How are you feeling?

Better, good.

You feel like maybe, you

want to get some sleep?

Maybe.

Still counting sheep.

Are you okay?

He's trying to get me.

Who is?

Blake, he keeps on

whispering to someone,

but nobody's there.

You have to get me out of here.

It's okay.

I can't stay here.

We're gonna make you better.

We're gonna make you all better.

Shhh.

Did you see that?

What?

Angela, she grabbed me.

She was saying

stuff about Blake.

Huh?

Angela, she

grabbed me, just now.

Karla, I was watching

you the whole time,

I didn't see any of that.

Look, if you're

worried about Angela,

she'll be fine once

the sedatives set in.

Until Rob gets back, I'm

keeping a close eye on her.

You need to get some rest.

No,

no I'm gonna,

I'm gonna stay up,

and keep watch.

You know, make sure

they're all okay.

Hey Pat?

No, nothing.

Never mind.

Please, please.

Just leave me alone.

Let me out!

Let me out!

Angela don't.

A present for you, KJ.

No!

You okay?

Blake's looking at me,

almost like he was pleased.

I think he told her to do it.

Hon, she was really sick.

- I don't think...

- I know what I saw.

I believe you, Karla.

Well whatever happened,

this can't continue.

But Blake...

I had to contact

Angela's family.

We can't lie them

about what happened,

where it happened.

This is on me.

You guys weren't here, I'll

take full responsibility.

But what about Blake?

We have to take Angela home.

After that we'll find

someplace else to treat Blake.

I'm sorry.

Wait a second,

where is Patrick?

I went and told

him what happened.

I knew he'd take off at

the first sign of trouble.

He's unbelievable.

I'll stay with

Blake and Chris,

you take Angela upstairs.

Go, I'll watch them.

It's stuck, it won't turn.

What?

It won't budge.

No, the button doesn't

work unless it's unlocked.

Here, let me try it.

See, it's not gonna work.

Okay, stairs.

Is there

another stairwell?

No.

Of course.

Awesome.

What are we gonna do?

How are we gonna

get out of here?

There's a phone.

I'll contact the hospital

about getting us out.

Yes, I know.

I know.

Thank you.

Well?

Maintenance said they'll be

down here some time tomorrow,

could be the morning.

Don't they know

we're stuck down here?

We have until morning?

Yeah.

We shouldn't waste that time.

Karla's right,

we should do what we can.

Stay focused on what you

came down here to do,

and we'll be out of

here before you know it.

Patrick, could you

help me with the body?

Hey?

Hey.

How are you feeling?

Me?

I'm fine.

Angie, she...

What happened?

I can only remember...

She,

I guess her condition

got the better of her.

I guess she's in

a better place now.

Do you remember when

Rob got us those rabbits?

Millie and

Anna Claire.

Millie died.

Yeah.

And I was so worried about

what happened, you know?

Where she went.

And you just said,

"It's okay KJ,

she's in heaven."

You just believed it.

Like you knew it was true.

I mean you could just

do that, just believe.

I didn't trust God.

I didn't feel safe

with the idea.

And then I couldn't

understand Him.

You got sick and,

I started to hate Him,

like really hate Him.

And I want to believe

like you, I do.

But I can't.

Now I deal like this.

KJ?

I'm gonna kill you, just

like I did your cunt mother.

Hey.

I spoke to Alice.

She told me that you,

are you okay?

I meant what I said.

Blake.

He can't have.

You imagined it.

You're exhausted.

I didn't imagine it.

Can you just believe me?

There's something going on here.

Something bad.

Like what?

I want to show

you something but,

I'm worried you're

gonna run away again.

Karla, it was a mistake.

You just abandoned me, Pat.

You were so focused

on curing Blake,

I couldn't see that that

was more important than me,

than us.

I never should have left.

Hey,

there is nowhere

else I want to be.

I'm so sorry.

This is

Martin, he has cataplexy,

which commenced

at around age six.

Five.

I'm sorry, five.

How are you feeling?

What's that, can you

speak up for the camera?

Stop yelling at me.

Stop yelling at me.

It's your voice.

His voice.

Whose voice

is inside your head?

This is Ursula.

Kleine Levin syndrome.

Potentially

life-threatening she...

What is it Ursula?

Sarah, Fatal Familial Insomnia.

I'm here baby, talk to me.

How are you feeling?

Here sometimes.

Gone sometimes.

Gone,

where do you go?

With him.

Who?

Between awake and asleep.

That's where he is.

Trying to get in.

Who is he?

Iddimu.

Who's Iddimu?

You've improved so much,

it'll only be a

little longer, Sarah.

Why do you keep

calling me Sarah?

When's the

last time you slept, doctor?

Jesus!

She shouldn't be

able to see us, right?

I'm getting Francis.

No, William.

William?

You gotta see this.

No no William, I'm sure

this can be explained.

Oh my God.

Let me out!

It was here a minute ago,

Sarah, she was staring

straight at us.

Those are Bible pages.

Mother of God.

You have to end this, now!

William.

Sarah, say something, let

me know you're all right.

We have to go in there.

She just has to sleep.

She no

longer needs to sleep.

Hey.

What is it, Alice?

You both have to see this.

This had better be good.

Okay okay look, Iddimu.

The one who takes us from

the nocturnal refuge,

the parasite that will

destroy all things.

It says here, that

when a demon ruled,

there was a land without sleep.

But God overpowered

him and created sleep

to protect us from

his influence.

So if you stay awake too

long, the demon will get in.

It must have been what

happened to your mom.

What?

Don't try and tell me that

what was on those tapes

was purely medical.

Sangermano researched this,

and he put everything

right here.

I think you're right, Karla,

there is something

happening here.

Yeah, there are sick

people who need our help.

It's not Blake's sickness

that's causing him

to be like this.

Listen,

once the demon has awoken,

he will feed on the

souls of innocents.

When they hear his

seductive whisper,

they will give their

souls to the void

and increase his power.

Once the demon has

consumed what he needs,

he can be set free.

What does that mean?

No need for a

human host anymore.

So, how do we help

Blake, how do we stop this?

An exorcism.

I've heard enough.

You don't believe this, do you?

The medications

aren't working.

An exorcism is the only way.

The incantations are right here.

Come on.

Just because you can't see it,

doesn't mean it's not happening.

It's our only choice.

So, you want to give

Blake an exorcism?

You have to have faith.

Blake doesn't

have time for this.

We need to keep treating

him with real medicine.

This is occult bullshit.

She's letting her

witchcraft fantasies

threaten Blake's life.

Hey, I'm right here, you know.

You're letting your stupid

little witchcraft shit

threaten Blake's life.

I love Blake just

as much as you do.

I would never endanger his

life on a whim, you asshole.

Alice?

Look, I know that

this sounds crazy,

but I've seen things

that I can't explain.

How can you think something

like this is even possible?

Because I know Blake,

and I knew my mom.

You know, those tapes

don't make any sense.

Yeah, I know.

You know, I mean things

were getting hectic,

they were about to

go inside that room.

Yeah?

Why would you not film that?

Well, we've watched

everything in the box.

There are no more tapes.

Maybe one got lost or damaged.

Maybe?

Unless things got crazy

and whoever hid them

didn't have time to.

What?

The camera.

We didn't check to see if

there's a tape still left inside.

Bygone era.

Whoever finds this,

please, please give

this to my kids.

They deserve to

know what happened

and what I've done.

Karla,

Blake, I swear,

I brought her here to save her.

I'm sorry.

Goodbye.

Turn that thing off, now.

Faith is our only weapon.

Make sure you follow

my lead, understood?

This is madness.

I won't ask again.

Of course, Father.

William?

William?

Sarah.

You're not welcome

here, priest.

I'll take this whore with me

if you come one step closer.

Sarah, please.

William's dead.

We're all dead.

I know, we've got

to get out of here.

Weaver can use this.

We've got to keep

this as a record, too.

Give it to me.

Give it to me.

You're a priest.

You've ruined everything.

I don't know who

might find these tapes,

but Robert, Doctor Robert

Atwood is responsible

for the deaths.

We have to warn Alice.

Alice?

Alice?

No.

Do you believe now, KJ?

No!

Oh come on.

There's no dial tone.

Fuck!

Patrick, calm down.

Stop okay, please?

We have to go, right now.

I'm not leaving without Blake.

No Karla, we have to go.

Don't you get it, we've

gotta get out of here.

Patrick, calm down

okay, and listen to me.

Sangermano wrote the

whole thing down.

I know what to do.

Nothing can stop this,

we have to go right now.

I'm not going anywhere

without my brother.

I'm staying.

Look at me, look

at me, look at me.

Patrick.

I need you.

Okay?

It's gonna be okay.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

The door.

Patrick.

Pat?

Christopher.

Hey, Chris.

Chris, you okay?

His eyes.

How could he do this?

Let's get Blake.

Hey,

you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

I don't know

what I saw to read.

You'd better figure it out.

The Lord is my shepherd,

I shall not want.

He leads me by the still

waters, he restores my soul.

Yay, though I walk the valley

of the shadow of death.

It's not working.

I shall fear no evil.

Iddimu, you are revealed.

I beg you through the

intercession and help

of the Archangels Michael.

Robert.

Stay out of this.

Give me that book.

Give it to me.

Keep reading.

I beg through the

intercession and help

of the Archangel Michael,

Rafael, and Gabriel.

Of the evil one.

Patrick!

You're insane.

Hey Rob.

You're okay, you're okay.

You're okay.

Nope.

Patrick?

Patrick.

Patrick.

Patrick!

Patrick!

Why didn't you just kill me?

The more a demon consumes,

the stronger he becomes.

I needed as many

of you as possible.

So is this what

your life amounts to?

Is killing people

who trusted you?

You were like a father to me.

You're a coward.

What do you know of courage?

Nothing.

I was trapped,

tormented every day,

and he saved me.

He took away the monster

that made my life hell,

who made me want to end

it every single day.

There was another boy, Cody.

Iddimu possessed him,

and I saw a power I

never knew could exist.

And in an instant

everything changed.

But Cody took back control and

stopped him from getting in,

the only way he could.

I can't

let him back in.

No!

Iddimu

gave me my freedom,

and I owe him the same.

I researched him for years.

I tried to get

him to wake in me,

but he never took over.

I only felt his presence

lingering at the edge

of consciousness.

When you stay awake too long,

hear things you shouldn't,

and see things that

aren't there, that's him,

trying to get in.

To help Iddimu I needed a host.

I reconnected with William

once I heard about your mother,

an FFI sufferer,

the perfect candidate.

I suggested the trials,

reminded William of this

place, and we began.

But then, the priest arrived.

Whatever he did to Sarah,

after she killed your father,

she killed herself.

Once again, Iddimu

was denied freedom.

After I recite this incantation,

Iddimu will be free again.

Robert?

You can finally

sleep now, hon.

My lord, Iddimu, scourge

of the nocturnal refuge,

ruler of the ever-waking fire,

come forth.

Spirits whose die king, amen.

In the name of the Lord, amen,

he be gone from the

body of this man,

so he may rest...

Blake it's me.

It's KJ.

Your brother is gone.

I beg you Lord, through

the intercession and help

of the Archangels Michael,

Rafael, and Gabriel,

to deliver thou brother who

is enslaved by the evil one.

My lord

Iddimu, come forth

and break the bonds

of your human prison.

Nothing controls me.

No.

No.

My lord,

I can set you free.

Blake, stop.

Don't let him win, okay?

I need you to help me beat him.

I need you to try.

I need you to fight.

Blake!

Blake?

Hey, hey.

KJ.

I'm so sorry.

It's okay.

It's over now.

It's over now.