THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
Special Features: Closing Night | Advance tickets for THE ROOM NEXT DOOR are sold out. At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 21, a standby line will form outside AFI Silver; any remaining seats will be made available just before the 7:00 p.m. showtime.
Tilda Swinton, Nominee, Best Performance by a Female Actor (Drama), 2025 Golden Globes
In his first English language feature film, Spanish iconoclast Pedro Almodóvar adapts Sigrid Nunez’s novel, his love of complicated women, eye-catching production design and lurid melodrama effortlessly translating into a new tongue. Bestselling author Ingrid (Julianne Moore with a bold red lip and envious sweater collection) is shocked to discover that her old friend Martha (Tilda Swinton, reuniting with Almodóvar following THE HUMAN VOICE) has been diagnosed with cancer. Having drifted apart in recent years, the women reconnect when Martha is stuck receiving treatment in the hospital. With her life hanging in the balance, Martha exposes harsh truths about her past as both a mother and war correspondent while Ingrid provides support as best as she can, her fear of death challenging her resolve. But one final ask might push Ingrid past her limit. Featuring indelible performances from Moore and Swinton, Almodóvar’s exquisite mortality tale also won the Golden Lion for Best Film at this year’s Venice Film Festival. –Josh Gardner
DIR/SCR Pedro Almodóvar; SCR from the novel “What Are You Going Through” by Sigrid Nunez; PROD Agustín Almodóvar. Spain, 2024, color, 107 min. In English. RATED PG-13
Run Time: 107 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024
Genre: Drama