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Rating: 6.5 stars

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All movies seen on 05/03/2016

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The Keeping Room (2014)

Directed by Daniel Barber

War | Drama

Overview

In this radically reimagined American Western set towards the end of the Civil War, Southerner Augusta encounters two renegade, drunken soldiers who are on a mission of pillage and violence. After escaping an attempted assault, Augusta races back to the isolated farmhouse that she shares with her sister Louise and their female slave Mad. When the pair of soldiers track Augusta down intent on exacting revenge, the trio of women are forced to take up arms to fend off their assailants, finding ways to resourcefully defend their home––and themselves––as the escalating attacks become more unpredictable and relentless.

Rated R | Length 95 minutes

Actors

Hailee Steinfeld | Sam Worthington | Brit Marling | Muna Otaru | Nicholas Pinnock | Charles Jarman | Kyle Soller | Ned Dennehy | Amy Nuttall | Anna-Maria Nabirye

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

I liked it, but the movie doesn’t sustain the tone and tension set by the first devastating scene, which is a shame.

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