“What if we was men instead a’ women?” The Keeping Room (2014) Movie Review
Rating: R Genre: Feminist Western/Thriller/Chick-Flick Director: Daniel Barber Writer: Julia Hart Release Date (Theatres): September 25, 2015 Cast: Brit Marling as Augusta. Hailee Steinfeld as Louise. Muna Otaru as Mad. Sam Worthington as Moses. Kyle Soller as Henry. Ned Dennehy as Caleb. Amy Nuttall as Moll. Nicholas Pinnock as Bill. Link to trailer:
The Keeping Room, a feminist western thriller set near the end of the American Civil War, depicts the story of three young women living on an isolated South Carolina farm. These two sisters and their former slave come to terms with knowing they must survive on their own by forging a new family amongst themselves. Based on their united will to survive against the attacks of two drunk and deserting Union soldiers, Moses and Henry, who are scouring the land victimizing, raping, and killing innocent women and men, sisters Augusta and Louise, and their former slave, Mad, eventually defeat the two attackers, burying them in their backyard. The Keeping Room is a movie about loss, with very little space for joy. Peaceful pleasantries of melodic songbirds and the steady, atmospheric heat of
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