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In The Keeping Room, we witness the true feature film arrival of actress Muna Otaru – and it is a powerful, seismic experience. The movie is a stinging, desolate look at the American Civil War from the perspective of three women, struggling to survive together on a farm in the south. Far from being a period drama, however, this is a deeply unsettling home invasion horror film which uses its Civil War setting to muse on universal themes – including gender roles, race, violence against women, and the devastating effect of armed conflict.
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This is an engaging and atmospheric western that gains an extra level of interest from adding an intriguing, female-centred angle to a familiar genre. Worth seeing.
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Now playing in limited release is Daniel Barber’s Civil War-era drama The Keeping Room. Starring Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld, Muna Otaru, and Sam Worthington, Barber’s film sees a household of Southern women left without the company of men during the waning days of the American Civil War. When two drunken soldiers on a mission to claim their spoils of war track the women back to their home, the women must defend themselves against the soldiers’ increasingly aggressive attacks.
THR:
Olivia Wilde, Hailee Steinfeld and Nicole Behaire will star in The Keeping Room, directed by Daniel Barber and financed by Wind Dancer Films.
Wind Dancer -- the company's credits include What Women Want -- will produce alongside Gilbert Films and Anonymous Content. WME Global arranged financing and will represent North American rights.
