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The Letter Room

  • 2020
  • TV-14
  • 33m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
3.3K
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Oscar Isaac in The Letter Room (2020)
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When a corrections officer is transferred to the letter room, he soon finds himself enmeshed in a prisoner's deeply private life.When a corrections officer is transferred to the letter room, he soon finds himself enmeshed in a prisoner's deeply private life.When a corrections officer is transferred to the letter room, he soon finds himself enmeshed in a prisoner's deeply private life.

  • Director
    • Elvira Lind
  • Writer
    • Elvira Lind
  • Stars
    • Oscar Isaac
    • Alia Shawkat
    • Brian Petsos
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    3.3K
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    • Director
      • Elvira Lind
    • Writer
      • Elvira Lind
    • Stars
      • Oscar Isaac
      • Alia Shawkat
      • Brian Petsos
    • 18User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Oscar Isaac
    Oscar Isaac
    • Richard
    Alia Shawkat
    Alia Shawkat
    • Rosita
    Brian Petsos
    Brian Petsos
    • Cris
    Tony Gillan
    • Don
    Michael Benjamin Hernandez
    Eileen Galindo
    Eileen Galindo
    • Irene
    John Douglas Thompson
    John Douglas Thompson
    • Jackson
    Kenneth Heaton
    Kenneth Heaton
    • Ray
    Larry Smith
    • Happy Birthday Singer
    Guillermo Estrada
    • TV Personality
    William Merrell
    • Inmate
    John 'Birdman' Finn
    • Death row prisoner
    • Director
      • Elvira Lind
    • Writer
      • Elvira Lind
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    9davestirling

    Very nice short film

    Certainly worth watching. It's another example which points out you never what another person is going through. Makes you want to believe that people are good. Watch it - you will enjoy it.
    7isaacsundaralingam

    Caring and nice

    The Letter Room is a nice little short about a corrections officer who gets transferred to the prison's prisoner communications department, and how he slowly finds himself involved in the prisoners' private conversations.

    The movie felt a little too long, even for a 33-minute short film, but it doesn't mean there is nothing to enjoy here. It's a very easy going film, that doesn't expect too much of the audience, and as such, rewards you with a caring story of humanness in an unlikely place.

    Check it out if you can!
    Kirpianuscus

    about kindness

    A touching film about duty, empathy, loneliness and good gestures. And beautiful work of Oscar Isaac in a role demanding real skils to explore a minimalistic story about letters, death, old men expecting news, a presumed suicide situation and the state of a death condamned man.

    Each detail sounds just inspired.

    The message is not only generous, old fashion one , well crafted but profound useful, being, in essence, precious warning, seeming a parable about options and job, generosity and courage to become useful to the other as giver of unique help.
    8RosanaBotafogo

    Very Good... Cute...

    How beautiful, pity it's a short, beautiful films shouldn't be limited to short films, but should translate into long and beautiful hours of film ... #Icried So cute and sensitive, the relationship between the protagonist and the prisoner father, deserved it a film just for them...
    9oifan

    Thought provoking short film

    The Letter Room is such an incredible film about a corrections officer who finds himself getting transferred to the prison letter room and getting a little too involved with a prisoner's love letters.

    This is such a beautiful short film about loniness, empathy, showing kindness to those that most would call unlovable. It's a film about giving, without the expectation of getting back.

    It's not laugh out loud funny, but there are moments that will make you chuckle.

    It has plenty of moments of heartbreak and moments that are heart breaking.

    Oscar Isaac once again takes a character and brings him to life in a way that will make you fall in love with him. He will break your heart over and over again. When does he not?

    See this movie. It's dang near life changing. Itll make you think about things and ask questions that you might not have asked yourself before

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      Director Elvira Lind is married to lead actor Oscar Isaac.
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      Canto Abacua - 100%
      Written by Rubén Blades (as Ruben Blades Bellido De Luna) [ASCAP]

      Published by Ruben Blades Publishing [ASCAP]

      Admin by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing

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    • Release date
      • April 15, 2021 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Maktublar xonasi
    • Production companies
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      • Dutch Tilt Film
      • Mad Gene Production
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    • Runtime
      • 33m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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