When a strange door appears in a troubled family's house, they will have to face their darkest secrets.
Acting
Pascal Duquenne brings raw authenticity as Alex.
Direction
Daoust commits to the metaphor with zero irony.
Director
Giles Daoust
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pascal Duquenne has Down syndrome and won Best Actor at Cannes in 1996; this was one of his rare later roles.
The 'magic room' premise was already tired by 2006—this film's Belgian miserablism is what makes it almost interesting.