Drafthouse picks up Daniel Barber’s The Keeping Room

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

Drafthouse Films has been on a roll lately, dishing out some fantastic genre fare recently with films like NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN, BORGMAN, CHEAP THRILLS, and now THE KEEPING ROOM, which will land on VOD outlets sometime next fall. "The Keeping Room is a film that instantly resonated with us on so many levels,” said James Emanuel Shapiro, Drafthouse Films COO. “Not only is it filmmaking of the highest level but it challenges formulas with such convictions that we were all affected by its potency.” 

While the whole home-invasion setup is starting to become a tired one, THE KEEPING ROOM brings something new to the table as the western-set thriller aims to shatter both gender and genre conventions. There's always room in the genre for a few badass women, and with Brit Marling (pictured) leading Hailee Steinfeld and Muna Otaru, I'd say we'll be seeing just that in THE KEEPING ROOM. Bring it!

The film 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.

Directed by Daniel Barber, THE KEEPING ROOM stars Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld, Muna Otaru and Sam Worthington.