# Somnia (2016)

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**Original title**: *Before I Wake*
**Runtime**: 97 min
**Genres**: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
**Directed by**: Mike Flanagan
**Written by**: Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard
**Starring**: Kate Bosworth, Jacob Tremblay, Thomas Jane, Annabeth Gish, Lance E. Nichols, Scottie Thompson

> *Fear your dreams.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Farm country. Late fall. A child’s drawing on the bureau. Bereaved couple takes in a sweet foster kid whose dreams become reality, and whose nightmares are even worse. Flanagan's sentimentality is a feature, not a bug.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, slow-burn, tender

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