Drafthouse Films released the theatrical poster for Julia Hart’s home invasion Western feature, The Keeping Room, after its acclaimed world premiere at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Daniel Barber (Harry Brown), “The Keeping Room focuses on the violent resilience and dramatic camaraderie of three Southern women as their home is besieged during the purges at the close of the American Civil War. Forced to defend their land and fight for their lives, the women take up arms against their male oppressors, shattering gender and genre conventions in the process.”
A “forceful turn” from Brit Marling (Arbitrage, I Origins) heads a trio of female leads that includes Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit, Ender’s Game) and newcomer Muna Otaru. Sam Worthington (Avatar, Man On A Ledge) plays a villainous renegade soldier intent on killing the women and razing their home.
The Keeping Room will open in an expansive theatrical release across North America on September 25th, 2015 and will be released on a variety of VOD platforms and digital, DVD, and Blu-ray formats after its theatrical run.
