<P> A co-production of Canada and Ireland, Room was shot in Toronto, with the eponymous Room set built at Pinewood Toronto Studios . The crew designed each part of the Room set to be removable to fit the crew . Larson researched trauma and nutrition for her part, while numerous children were considered for the role of Jack . </P> <P> Room premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on 4 September 2015 and had a limited release in the United States on 16 October 2015, to acclaim from critics . Larson won multiple awards for her performance, including the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Award . Room also received three other Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director . </P> <P> In Akron, Ohio, 24 - year - old Joy Newsome and her 5 - year - old son Jack live in a squalid shed they call Room . They share a bed, toilet, bathtub, television, and rudimentary kitchen; the only window is a skylight . They are captives of a man they call "Old Nick", Jack's biological father, who abducted Joy seven years prior and routinely rapes her while Jack sleeps in the closet . She tries to stay optimistic for her son, but suffers from malnutrition and depression . She allows Jack to believe that only Room and its contents are real, and that the rest of the world exists only on television . </P> <P> Old Nick tells Joy that he has lost his job and threatens that he may not be able to afford their supplies in the future . That night, Jack is overcome with curiosity and ventures out of the closet while Old Nick is asleep in bed with his mother . Joy is horrified when she awakens and sees their interaction, slapping Old Nick away . As punishment, he cuts their heat and power . Joy decides to tell Jack about the outside world; he reacts with disbelief and incomprehension, but also curiosity . She has Jack fake a fever, hoping that Old Nick will take him to a hospital where he can alert the authorities, but Old Nick says he will return the following day with antibiotics . </P>

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