Doctor Sleep

Doctor Sleep, also known as Close Your Eyes, is a 2002 British thriller film directed by Nick Willing, based on the novel of the same name written by American Madison Smartt Bell. The film stars Goran Višnjić as Michael Strother, Shirley Henderson as Detective Janet Losey, and Paddy Considine as Elliot Spruggs. Plot While treating a policewoman for smoking, hypnotherapist Michael Strother has a telepathic vision of a young girl floating beneath the surface of a stream. She is found to be the escaped victim of a ritualistic serial killer. The girl has become mute because of her experience, and Strother is called upon by Scotland Yard to unlock the secrets she holds. They are trying to catch a killer who believes that he has discovered the key to immortality through these murders. Production The 2006 edition of Screen World listed Close Your Eyes as the lead title, with the alternative titles of Doctor Sleep and Hypnotic, noting it was "a BBC Films, the Film Consortium presentation in association with the Film Council of a Kismet Film Co. production".