Absolutely a must watch!

Rating: 9/10 (24 August 2016)

Lenny Abrahamson directs Emma Donoghue's screenplay and novel brilliantly. An exploration of the senses. After being abducted, raped and imprisoned in a small windowless shed, a young woman (Brie Larson) gives birth and raises her son, Jack (Jacob Tremblay), in that same confined space. Ma is a dedicated mother, nurturing her son with love and warmth with his happiness and safety top priority. After five years or telling stories, playing games and singing songs; Jack's Ma begins planning their escape.
Larson and Tremblay turn in performances that are sentimentally elegant. Rounding out the cast: Sean Bridgers, Sandy McMaster, Joan Allen, Justin Mader, Matt Gordon and William H. Macy.