Directed by Lenny Abrahamson
Written by Emma Donoghue
Starring: Brie Larson/Jacob Tremblay/Sean Brigiggs/Wendy Gooson/Amanda Brueghel
Genre: Drama/Family
Production country: Ireland/Canada/UK/USA
Language: English
Release Date: 2015-09-04(Telluride Film Festival) / 2015-10-23(Toronto) / 2016-01-15(Ireland/UK) / 2016-01-22(US)
Running time: 118 minutes
Synopsis of the room
A girl named Joey (Brie Larson) is abducted by a man named “Old Nick” and held captive in a shed in the backyard of his house for seven years. During this time she is raped and gives birth to her son Jack (Jacob Tremblay). Relying on old Nick’s supplies from time to time, mother and son struggled to survive. Nevertheless, the mother did everything she could to create a safe and happy place for her son Jack to grow up. This small and narrow room became a magical world where Jack lived and grew up. After Jack celebrates his fifth birthday, his mother decides to tell him the truth, that there is a wider world outside this small room. They began to plan their escape, determined to escape the room in which they were imprisoned…
The film is based on Emma Donahue’s novel of the same name.