Room (2005 film)

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Room
Directed by Kyle Henry
Written byKyle Henry
Starring Cyndi Williams
Release date
  • September 2, 2005 (2005-09-02)
Running time
83 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Room is a 2005 independent drama film written and directed by Kyle Henry and starring Cyndi Williams. The screenplay concerns a woman who abandons her family to follow a vision.

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Premise

An overworked, middle-aged Texas woman embezzles from her employer and abandons her family to seek out a mysterious room that has been appearing to her in visions during seizure-like attacks.

Reception

The film holds an approval rating of 69% on Rotten Tomatoes. [1]

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References

  1. "Room". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved May 6, 2014.