The Room You Take (2016): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2016, The Room You Take is a documentary film directed by Pedro Marques, running about 165 minutes.

What it’s about. We stare at mirrors as if 'image' was a weapon of self-defense. At night, I hide in actors' dressing rooms for a working class experience. By day, I face an old theatre being razed to the ground, making way for a parking lot. Graffitis have curtains, the nose cap of an umbrella arises from a mount of sand. Oh, Happy Days! No need to stage anything! The bulldozer is a dinosaur whose teeth and gracious neck swings by a EU flag. In the boxes, we await the audience. Sometimes, nobody comes. Lost in a symbolic show of reality, I can only watch the world's end because all the endangered species perform and a reflecting labyrinth of life stories breaks through the glass of the Economic Eating Machine. Even when the sky is falling, theatre will always happen. So, choose the right place.

Who’s in it. The Room You Take stars Lígia Roque, Crista Alfaiate, Sara Carinhas and Miguel Loureiro, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Room You Take page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Room You Take tend to enjoy One Direction: This Is Us, Burn the Stage: The Movie, BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition and Senna.