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A Wake

A Wake

★ 5,3 /10 (15 Votes)
2019 EN 105 min

Overview

The children in a religious family clash with their parents as they prepare for the wake of their brother, Mitchel. Teenage Mason desperately tries to reach his lost identical twin through spiritual means. Precocious preteen Molly meticulously organizes the event expecting everything to go exactly as planned. Megan, their older sister, returns home after a long absence, no longer interested in repressing the truth. Their Baptist grandmother and parents attempt to maintain normalcy when an unexpected stranger, Jameson, arrives -- forcing the family to face secrets and lies around Mitchel's death.

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Release date

02/10/2019

Votes

15

Popularity

4.1

Sometimes the right path is a circle.

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Language

EN

Runtime

105 min

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Michael

2022-12-16

⭐ 6

A Wake hat leider ein Problem. Der Film ist leider etwas schwerfällig erzählt. Das ist leider schade, denn die Geschichte um den verstorbenen Sohn einer Familie ist voller interessanter Facetten. Da ist die jüngste Tochter, die sich nichts sehnlicher wünscht als eine perfekte Trauerfeier. Da ist die älteste Tochter, die schon immer ihre Probleme in ihrer Familie hatte und mehr über den Tod des Familienmiglieds weiß, als dem Rest der Familie lieb ist. Da ist Mason, der Zwillingsbruder des verstorbenen der mit seinem Bruder eine ganz besondere Beziehung hatte. Dann ist da Jameson, der Freund des…

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kinrich30

2026-08-29

⭐ 8

This is the story of twin brothers where one the twins died 8 months ago and the surviving one is having dreams where his brother is trying to reach out to him. It really wasn't a wake, but a memorial service and during the service the question arises as to if the death was an accidental overdose or an intentional one. They market this toward a gay audience, and yes the twin who died was gay, but that was really only a minor part of the story. I thought the story was good and well acted. I wish that had given us more backstory on the deceased as I think they only scratched the surface of …

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