The Keeping Room

The Keeping Room

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Daniel Barber
Produced by
Written by Julia Hart
Starring
Music by Martin Phipps
Cinematography Martin Ruhe
Edited by Álex Rodríguez
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 2014 (2014-09) (TIFF)
  • September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25) (United States)
Running time
 95 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Box office $31,168[2]

The Keeping Room is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Daniel Barber and written by Julia Hart. The film stars Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld, Muna Otaru, Sam Worthington, Amy Nuttall, and Ned Dennehy. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] The film was in a limited release in the United States on September 25, 2015, by Drafthouse Films.[4] The film was made available on Netflix US on May 4, 2016.[5]

Plot

Left without men in the dying days of the American Civil War, three Southern women—two white 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. Moses, one of these "boomers" (soldiers sent in advance to forage for food, and find any deserters or survivors), warns Augusta: "Uncle Billy [the Union Army]'s coming, burning down everything in his path. Rest assured, it will be cruel."

Cast

Production

The film was first announced in October 2012.[10] Hart's script was inspired by her learning that her friends had two skeletons dating from the Civil War in their backyards and wondering how they got there.[11] Initially the film was to star Olivia Wilde;[7] she later left and was replaced by Brit Marling.[6] Sam Worthington rounded out the cast in April 2013.[8]

Filming

Principal photography began in June 2013 in Bucharest, Romania, and ended on July 18, 2013.[12]

Reception

The Keeping Room received mixed to positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 65% rating, averaging a 6.6/10 score, sampled from 31 reviews. The consensus states: "Aided by its spare setting and committed performances, The Keeping Room is just fascinatingly off-kilter enough to overcome its frustrating stumbles."[13] On Metacritic, it has a score of 58 out of 100, based on 12 critics' reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "THE KEEPING ROOM (15)". British Board of Film Classification. February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Keeping Room (2015) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. December 6, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ Punter, Jennie (July 22, 2014). "Toronto Film Festival Lineup Includes Denzel Washington's 'Equalizer,' Kate Winslet's 'A Little Chaos'". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Keeping Room". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ Pease, Jasmin. "New Releases on Netflix US (May 4, 2016)". Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  6. 1 2 Hofmann, Tess (25 April 2013). "Olivia Wilde Out, Brit Marling In For 'The Keeping Room' With Hailee Steinfeld". Indiewire. The Playlist (blog). Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  7. 1 2 Armitage, Hugh (31 October 2013). "Olivia Wilde, Hailee Steinfeld star in 'The Keeping Room'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  8. 1 2 Fleming, Mike, Jr (29 April 2013). "Sam Worthington to Star in 'The Keeping Room'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Obenson, Tambay (25 November 2013). "Muna Otaru...in Civil War Thriller 'The Keeping Room' (First Look)". Indiewire. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  10. ↑ The Deadline Team (30 October 2013). "AFM: Wind Dancer Films to Finance, Produce 'The Keeping Room', Daniel Barber Will Direct". Deadline.com. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  11. ↑ Bahr, Lindsey. "'The Keeping Room' shows violence, feminism in Civil War". Associate Press. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  12. ↑ Blaga, Iulia (16 July 2013). "The Keeping Room About to Wrap Shooting in Romania". Film New Europe. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "The Keeping Room (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  14. ↑ "The Keeping Room". Metacritic. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
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