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The Keeping Room

  • 20142014
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  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Brit Marling, Muna Otaru, and Hailee Steinfeld in The Keeping Room (2014)
Left without men in the dying days of the American Civil War, three Southern women - two sisters and one African-American slave - must fight to defend their home and themselves from two rogue soldiers who have broken off from the fast-approaching Union Army.
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Left without men in the dying days of the American Civil War, three women must fight to defend their home and themselves from two rogue soldiers who have broken off from the fast-approaching... Read allLeft without men in the dying days of the American Civil War, three women must fight to defend their home and themselves from two rogue soldiers who have broken off from the fast-approaching Union Army.Left without men in the dying days of the American Civil War, three women must fight to defend their home and themselves from two rogue soldiers who have broken off from the fast-approaching Union Army.

IMDb RATING
6.0/10
7K
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  • Director
    • Daniel Barber
  • Writer
    • Julia Hart
  • Stars
    • Brit Marling
    • Hailee Steinfeld
    • Sam Worthington
Top credits
  • Director
    • Daniel Barber
  • Writer
    • Julia Hart
  • Stars
    • Brit Marling
    • Hailee Steinfeld
    • Sam Worthington
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 45User reviews
    • 91Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations

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    Trailer 2:05
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    Clip 0:52
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    Brit Marling in The Keeping Room (2014)
    Muna Otaru in The Keeping Room (2014)
    Brit Marling, Muna Otaru, and Hailee Steinfeld in The Keeping Room (2014)
    Sam Worthington, Julia Hart, Brit Marling, Muna Otaru, Hailee Steinfeld, and Daniel Barber at an event for The Keeping Room (2014)
    Brit Marling in The Keeping Room (2014)
    Brit Marling, Muna Otaru, and Hailee Steinfeld in The Keeping Room (2014)
    Brit Marling and Muna Otaru in The Keeping Room (2014)
    Brit Marling in The Keeping Room (2014)
    Muna Otaru in The Keeping Room (2014)
    Brit Marling and Hailee Steinfeld in The Keeping Room (2014)
    Sam Worthington and Kyle Soller in The Keeping Room (2014)
    Hailee Steinfeld in The Keeping Room (2014)

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    Brit Marling
    Brit Marling
    • Augustaas Augusta
    Hailee Steinfeld
    Hailee Steinfeld
    • Louiseas Louise
    Sam Worthington
    Sam Worthington
    • Mosesas Moses
    Muna Otaru
    Muna Otaru
    • Madas Mad
    Kyle Soller
    Kyle Soller
    • Henryas Henry
    Ned Dennehy
    Ned Dennehy
    • Calebas Caleb
    Amy Nuttall
    Amy Nuttall
    • Mollas Moll
    Nicholas Pinnock
    Nicholas Pinnock
    • Billas Bill
    Anna-Maria Nabirye
    • Almaas Alma
    • (as Anna Maria Nabirye)
    Luminita Filimon
    • Prudenceas Prudence
    Charles Jarman
    Charles Jarman
    • Carriage Driveras Carriage Driver
    • (as Jarman Charles Augustus)
    Zefir
    • Battleas Battle
    Delia Riciu
    • Maryas Mary
    Bogdan Farkas
    Bogdan Farkas
    • Nathanielas Nathaniel
    • (uncredited)
    Stefan Velniciuc
    • Fatheras Father
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Daniel Barber
    • Writer
      • Julia Hart
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    Left without men in the dying days of the American Civil War, three Southern women - two sisters and one African-American slave - must fight to defend their home and themselves from two rogue soldiers who have broken off from the fast-approaching Union Army. —Anonymous
    • female gunfighter
    • union army
    • american civil war
    • shootout
    • soldier
    • 99 more
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    • Taglines
      • Some things are worth fighting for
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Western
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong violence including a sexual assault
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Olivia Wilde was originally cast in the lead role but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Brit Marling replaced her.
    • Quotes

      Augusta: [about burying Bill with the Union soldiers] Don't think he should go in the same place as them.

      Mad: Don't worry. They aint goin' to the same place.

    • Soundtracks
      The Girl & The Night
      Written and Performed by Emily Barker

      Produced by Martin Phipps

    User reviews45

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    A finely acted although agonizingly slow home invasion in wild west
    There's a merit on doing all female leads drama thriller set on volatile era of Civil War, especially when there's social prejudice involved. However, aside from some admittedly fine performance, the movie feels clunky and slow. It doesn't have the intricacy or characterization beyond the basic formula of "there are bad men coming", and even that takes the film about half its runtime to get the pace going.

    This is the story of three women, one of whom is colored, as they defend their home from outsiders. Each woman might not be easily relatable at first, but the acting as well as decent investment time to them manage to deliver a few heavy thought provoking and intimate scenes. Brit Marling as the oldest one keeps a strong presence even though her character may be lacking in term of actual strength.

    Muna Otaru as Mad, the colored housekeeper or technical maid, has a unique personality as the caretaker of the girls and also her own woman. As for the antagonist Sam Worthington makes do, he's decent but his motivation doesn't have the same focus as the girls', which means less connection to the character as he basically stumbles on the predicament he himself creates. The cinematography works by keeping an intentionally bleak and less stylish version of Wild West.

    This is a deliberate pace for drama, not action or thriller. It does feel terribly slow at times, not in a good Tarantino build up style. Furthermore, there's not much cat-and-mouse cerebral standoff, which feels like a missed opportunity, especially when it could've used the setting as intense backdrop. Panic Room with Jodie Foster had trade of wit between protagonist and antagonist that created depth and utilized its premise, while here it's more of random gunslinging action.

    The Keeping Room has a couple of good performances, especially geared towards heavy themes such as race prejudice and violence towards women. However, instead of putting more focus on home invasion to elevate the drama, its slow pace removes any thrill to what could've been a powerful commentary of an era and its lingering issues.
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    • Dec 10, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 25, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Oda
    • Filming locations
      • Poienari, Arges County, Romania
    • Production companies
      • Gilbert Films
      • Wind Dancer Productions
      • Anonymous Content
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $27,166
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,328
      • Sep 27, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $73,922
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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