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James, the victim of a mysterious and vicious attack, has lost his vision. But at night, his dreamscape becomes a world filled with sex, with adventure, with hope. James meets a beautiful singer who swears that she can help him - and he follows her into the dark, uneasy underbelly of a strange city. It is only here, James finds, that the questions surrounding his monstrous attack can at last be answered...
From The Toronto Sun:
"For those who love watching talent stretch its wings, this is a flight to remember."
From Eye Weekly:
FOUR STARS!
"The writers have an excellent collective ear for 1930s detective story patter and there's no shortage of great one-liners. Director Chris Hanratty carries the noir aesthetic into the staging of the dream scenes, which are beautifully composed and perfectly paced.
"There's also just enough misdirection to lend a satisfying level of confusion, and just enough clues to satisfy the attentive with a plausible solution. And while the snappy dialogue is a pleasure, Don't Wake Me's sly manipulation of the audience's sympathy for the main character is what you'll remember when the lights come up."
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