: Joy (referred to as "Ma") has been held captive for seven years by a man named "Old Nick." Her five-year-old son, Jack, was born in captivity and believes the 10x10-foot room is the entire world. Ma eventually orchestrates a daring escape by having Jack "play dead" so their captor will remove him from the room.
The film was directed by and features breakthrough performances:
The film was a major critical success and received four nominations at the 88th Academy Awards: Awards - Room (2015) - IMDb
: Joy (referred to as "Ma") has been held captive for seven years by a man named "Old Nick." Her five-year-old son, Jack, was born in captivity and believes the 10x10-foot room is the entire world. Ma eventually orchestrates a daring escape by having Jack "play dead" so their captor will remove him from the room.
The film was directed by and features breakthrough performances:
The film was a major critical success and received four nominations at the 88th Academy Awards: Awards - Room (2015) - IMDb