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MONEY
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Earned back only 80% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Before I Go to Sleep
"Who do you trust?"
2014 1h 32m EN
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6.5
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★6.5TMDB · 2,223
ThrillerMystery
Synopsis
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A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.
“Who do you trust?”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Nicole Kidman
Christine
Colin Firth
Ben
Mark Strong
Dr. Nasch
Ben Crompton
Warehouse Caretaker
Anne-Marie Duff
Claire
Adam Levy
Ben
Gabriel Strong
Boy on Bike
Flynn MacArthur
Boy in Dream
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rowan Joffé
- Writers
- Rowan Joffé
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- France, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America
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ERA
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Released 12 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 4 countries: France, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Rowan Joffé, shot by Ben Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Melanie Oliver shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth and Mark Strong carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Who do you trust?".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Rowan Joffé directs. Ben Davis behind the camera. Edward Shearmur scores. Melanie Oliver cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 80% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 12 years ago.
- 3International production across 4 countries: France, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- 4Directed by Rowan Joffé, shot by Ben Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Melanie Oliver shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth and Mark Strong carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Who do you trust?".
- 9IMDB entry: tt1726592 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 16 themes, including "amnesia", "married couple", "head injury", "flashback".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ben Davis
- Original score
- Edward Shearmur
- Editing
- Melanie Oliver
- Production design
- Kave Quinn
- Costume design
- Michele Clapton
- Makeup / hair
- Tina Earnshaw
- VFX supervisor
- Alan Banis
- Sound
- Chris Burdon
- Stunt coordinator
- Julian Spencer
- Runtime
- 92 min · 1h 32m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $22,000,000
- Box office
- $17,669,776
- Return
- 80% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Rowan Joffé
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Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- furious_iz★ 4/10
Generic thriller, with a cast that deserve to be doing better. Instead they are stuck in a predictable, silly film thinly wrapped around a poorly executed premise. Meh.
- Steveb29
Very disappointed with this movie. Agonizing to watch so much so that I couldn't make it past the first thirty minute. Boring and sooooo very slow!!
Production companies
Who made it
StudioCanal
FR
Scott Free Productions
GB
- CL
Clarius Entertainment
US
Filmgate Films
SE
Millennium Media
US
Film i Väst
SE
Key crew
- Executive ProducerBoaz Davidson
- Dialogue EditorRob Killick
- NovelS.J. Watson
- ProducerMark Gill
- ProducerAvi Lerner
- ProducerLiza Marshall
- ProducerMatthew O'Toole
- EditorMelanie Oliver
- CastingNina Gold
- Production DesignKave Quinn
- Art DirectionTim Blake
- Art DirectionJohn West
- Set DecorationNiamh Coulter
- Costume DesignMichele Clapton
- Makeup Department HeadTina Earnshaw
- Makeup ArtistRebecca Lafford
- WigmakerAlex Rouse
- FoleyPaul Hanks
- Supervising Sound EditorJames Mather
- Sound Effects EditorLuke O'Connell
- Sound Re-Recording MixerChris Burdon
- Sound Re-Recording MixerMarkus Moll
- Visual Effects SupervisorAlan Banis
- Camera OperatorLuke Redgrave
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- amnesia
- married couple
- head injury
- flashback
- confusion
- memory loss
- psychologist
- hospital
- best friend
- doctor
- fear
- search for truth
- amnesiac
- video diary
- imagination
- secret
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2014-10-31R
- Physical2015-01-27R· DVD, Blu-ray
Also known as
International titles
- ΑμνησίαGR
- Lifnei ha'sheinaIL
- Kol nenuejau miegotiLT
- Zanim zasnePL
- Yatmadan ÖnceTR
- Antes de AdormecerPT
- Antes de despertarAR
- Ich Darf Nicht SchlafenDE
- リピーテッド：2014JP
