Director – Lenny Abrahamson
Writer – Emma O’Donoghue
Staring – Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridges, William H Macy.
The story is told through the eyes of a 5 year old boy Jack who lives with his mother “MA” in “Room”. Jack has never experienced life outside of room and doesn’t even know there is and outside. After his 5th birthday Ma tells Jack the truth about why they live in Room – she is called Joy and was abducted and raped and is trapped in a shed in her captors back yard. She plots to help Jack escape so that he can get help. Although he is very scared of an unknown world he is very brave and manages to get help to Ma. The film then shows how they meet up with Joy’s family and start to get on with their lives.
This is a very thought provoking drama with especially good performances from Brie Larson and young Jacob Tremblay.
10/10