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The Woman in the Room (1983)

The Woman in the Room poster
Directed by
Frank Darabont
Genre
horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
30 min
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man struggles with the emotional weight of his terminally ill mother. He faces a difficult decision about her suffering.

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What happens

"The Woman in the Room" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in King's 1978 collection Night Shift. It was adapted as a short film of the same name in 1983, directed by Frank Darabont at the beginning of his career. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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