The Nightmare (2015) on Netflix
NR20151h 31mDocumentaryHorror
People who live with sleep paralysis describe what happens as they fall asleep or wake: a stretch when they cannot move, speak or react. Their accounts are re-created with performers.
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- Netflix3.9/5
- IMDb5.7/107,585 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes67%
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Plot summary
Sleep paralysis is a condition in which a person, while falling asleep or waking, is briefly unable to move or speak or react to anything. Sometimes the episode brings physical sensations or hallucinations. Eight people who have the condition are interviewed about what they go through. Their accounts are then staged with professional actors, re-creating what each participant described. The crew first approaches possible participants through books, message groups and videos, and later people begin approaching the crew after the documentary's premise is announced.
Cast
- Forrest Borieas Self
- Korinne Wilsonas Self
- Andrew Schwarzas Ghost
- Nicole Bosworthas Forrest's Girlfriend
- Estrella Cristinaas Stephen's Girlfriend
- Yatoya Toyas Connies Roommate
- Elise Robsonas Chris's Girlfriend
- Stephen Josephas Shadow Man
- Age Wilsonas Homeless Man #2
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Nightmare (2015)
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- Rodney Ascher, who directed The Nightmare, chose sleep paralysis as his subject because the phenomenon had happened to him in the past.
- The Nightmare's crew first went looking for participants through message groups, YouTube videos and a half dozen books, but once the documentary's premise was announced, participants began approaching them instead.
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