Room Trailer

A young woman and her 5-year-old son Jack live together in a confined, sound-proofed room in the outhouse of Old Nick's backyard. There is nothing but a bed, a bathtub and a few household items inside, with Old Nick making occasional visits when Jack hides away in a wardrobe. The woman was kidnapped seven years ago by Nick, and subsequently raped by him, meaning that Jack knows nothing of life outside the room. He's content with life with his mother, but she has never given up hopes to escape their prison. She hatches a plan for Jack to escape and seek help and the pair are eventually re-united with her mother and father, and given temporary accommodation in hospital. But Jack is barely able to comprehend all the new experiences and longs for the comfort of his dark former home.

'Room' is a heart-wrenching story of the love between a mother and her son, based on the best-selling award-winning 2010 novel by Emma Donoghue - which in turn was loosely based on the Josef Fritzl case of 2008. She also wrote the film - her full-length screenplay debut - with direction from Lenny Abrahamson ('Frank', 'What Richard Did', 'Adam & Paul'). 'Room' is set to hit UK theatres on January 29th 2016.