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Room
Getting out was the brave part. Learning to live after was the hard part, and nobody talks about that. 🚪
Who it's for
Room splits in two: the escape, and the far harder part that comes after.
Overwhelmed→Hopeful
Feelings it meets
What it is
A young woman held captive for seven years in a small shed has been raising her five-year-old son Jack, who was born there and has never seen the outside world. She comes up with an escape plan that depends on Jack's courage. The second half follows mother and son after they are free, as they move into her childhood home and struggle to adjust to the wider world.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Implied sexual abuse and a suicide attempt.
Age: R (language)
And if it is a fear you would dispel, the seat of that fear is in your heart and not in the hand of the feared.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Freedom”
