The Masculine Urge to Explore the Backrooms

The film Backrooms centers on Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and his growing fascination with a mysterious series of rooms, which offer him solace during a difficult period. Divorced, in debt, and living above his struggling furniture store, Clark stumbles upon a hidden passage. He’s a man who struggles with admitting fault, and the rooms allow him to feel in control and adventurous. However, explaining this discovery is challenging. His therapist, Mary (Renate Reinsve), is skeptical, so Clark recruits his young assistant manager, Kat (Lukita Maxwell), and her boyfriend, Bobby (Finn Bennett), to document their exploration of the rooms, hoping to prove their existence to both Mary and himself.




