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Awake is a science-fiction thriller film directed by Mark Raso from a screenplay by Joseph Raso, Mark Raso based on a story by Gregory Poirier. The movie follows humanity's race to save the Earth after a mass-global event takes away their ability to sleep and wipes out all consumer electronics.

Paul Schiff is produced and Mark Gordon, Josh Phillips, Matt Jackson, Greg Poirier, Mark & Joseph Raso, Rodriguez, and Whitney Brown executive produced. Joanne Lee co-exec produced.[1]

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"After a sudden global event wipes out all electronics and takes away humankind’s ability to sleep, chaos quickly begins to consume the world. Only Jill, an ex-soldier with a troubled past, may hold the key to a cure in the form of her own daughter. The question is, can Jill safely deliver her daughter and save the world before she herself loses her mind."
—Netflix Press Release

Global hysteria ensues after a mysterious catastrophe wipes out all electronics and takes away humanity's ability to sleep. Scientists race against the clock to find a cure for the unexplained insomnia before its fatal effects eliminate the human race. When Jill, a former soldier, discovers her young daughter may be the key to salvation, she must decide: protect her children at all costs or sacrifice everything to save the world.

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  • Gina Rodriguez as Jill Adams
  • Ariana Greenblatt as Matilda Adams
  • Frances Fisher as Doris
  • Shamier Anderson as Dodge
  • Finn Jones as Brian
  • Lucius Hoyos as Noah
  • Gil Bellows as Dr. Katz
  • Barry Pepper as Pastor the Preacher
  • Jennifer Jason Leigh as Murphy
  • Elias Edraki as Petty Officer Diaz

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