Summaries

When a strange door appears in a troubled family's house, they will have to face their darkest secrets.

Alex is a man with Down syndrome, stuck in a wheelchair since a mysterious fall. Alex is traumatized by his parents: Max, a frustrated composer turned completely mad and violent; and Marie, a cold and hysteric woman. Alex's only friend is his sister Melinda, who's been taking care of him for years. But Melinda, 9 months pregnant, is also maltreated by her parents and about to leave the family home to start a new life - leaving Alex behind. At the peak of the family crisis, a mysterious door appears in the house, at a place where there was nothing before. And everyone who enters it disappears in a terrifying scream. The members of the family discover they're trapped in the house - every exit seems unnaturally locked - and they start disappearing in The Room one after the other. Due to these terrifying events, the family will have to face their most terrible secrets, which will almost make them kill each other. But what mystery is hiding inside The Room?—Title Films

Alex has Down syndrome and is stuck in a wheelchair since he was pushed by his sister Melinda from the top of stairs years ago. His dysfunctional family neglects him and is composed by his violent father Max, who is a frustrated composer unable to sell his compositions; his hysterical and submissive mother Marie; and his younger brother John that abuses of him with his friend Benjamin. Only Melinda, that is pregnant, takes care of him, but she will leave Alex and her family soon to raise her unborn baby alone. While having dinner together, a mysterious doors appears upstairs and Benjamin first followed by John vanishes after entering in the unexplainable room. Max and Marie find that they are trapped in the house and while having a conversation in the living room, deep secrets are disclosed.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • secret
  • wheelchair
  • house
  • down syndrome
  • room
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Drama
Release date May 9, 2006
Countries of origin Belgium
Official sites Official site
Language English French
Filming locations Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Production companies Title Films Bad Fourteen Pictures Title Media

Box office

Budget $500000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 20m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby SR
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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