The Room Next Door
Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Cast
Julianne Moore
as Ingrid
Tilda Swinton
as Martha / Michelle
John Turturro
as Damian
Alessandro Nivola
as Policeman
Juan Diego Botto
as Photographer
Raúl Arévalo
as Spanish Priest (Bernardo)
Victoria Luengo
as Fred's Wife
Alex Høgh Andersen
as Fred
Esther-Rose McGregor
as Young Martha
Alvise Rigo
as Jonah (The Trainer)
Reviews
CinemaSerf
Successful writer "Ingrid" (Julianne Moore) is signing some books when one of her friends informs her that old pal "Martha" (Tilda Swinton) is suffering from cancer. Upon visiting her in hospital, she discovers that things aren't looking so good and over the following days the two start to become cl...
good.film
Bold as always, Spanish master Pedro Almodóvar elegantly tackles the touchiest of subjects for his first English-language feature. And it's a film that could change your mind about euthanasia. _The Room Next Door_ peels back the very layered onion of the right-to-die movement with an emotional he...
Brent Marchant
To live or to die is a decision many of us are probably reluctant to address. The fear of this great unknown is enough to keep the notion at bay. But what if we were to find ourselves dealing with a terminal illness with little hope for the future? Would we be willing to nobly soldier on, knowing th...
