Short film

The Woman in the Room

1983 · 30 min

A quiet, suffocating chamber piece that weighs you down with moral dread and raw familial sorrow.

Tagline: Death is her only way out... he's the only one that can help.
Overview: The main character, an attorney by profession, spends endless hours with his terminally ill mother. Death is her only way out and he's the only one that can help.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Death, guilt, family, morality
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
guilt
family
morality
grief
Places: home
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Frank Darabont
Written by: Frank Darabont
Starring: Michael Cornelison, Dee Croxton, Brian Libby, Bob Brunson, George Russell
Cinematography: Juan Ruiz Anchía
Runtime: 30 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English