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Room
ROOM tells the extraordinary story of Jack (Jacob Tremblay in a
breakout performance), a spirited 5 year-old who is looked after by his
loving and devoted Ma (Brie Larson). Like any good mother, Ma dedicates
herself to keeping Jack happy and safe, nurturing him with warmth and
love and doing typical things like playing games and telling stories.
Their life, however, is anything but typical—they are trapped—confined
to a windowless, 10-by-10-foot space, which Ma has euphemistically named
“Room.” Ma has created a whole universe for Jack within Room, and she
will stop at nothing to ensure that, even in this treacherous
environment, Jack is able to live a complete and fulfilling life. But as
Jack’s curiosity about their situation grows, and Ma’s resilience
reaches its breaking point, they enact a risky plan to escape,
ultimately bringing them face-to-face with what may turn out to be the
scariest thing yet: the real world. ROOM also stars three-time Academy
Award® nominee Joan Allen and Academy Award® nominee William H. Macy. At
once a taut narrative of captivity and freedom, an imaginative trip
into the wonders of childhood, and a profound portrait of a family’s
bonds and fortitude, ROOM is a beautifully transcendent experience based
on the award-winning global bestseller by Emma Donoghue. Director Lenny
Abrahamson (FRANK) remains faithful to the novel while bringing Jack,
Ma and their entirely singular world to heart-pounding and intensely
cinematic life. ROOM demonstrates the triumphant power of familial love
even in the darkest of circumstances, and is sure to take its place
among the most emotionally affecting films to ever explore the bond
between parents and children.
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