The Keeping Room: Bis zur letzten Kugel (2014)

The Keeping Room: Bis zur letzten Kugel: Directed by Daniel Barber. With Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld, Muna Otaru, Sam Worthington. Left without men in the dying days of the American Civil War, three women must fight to defend their home and themselves from two rogue soldiers who have broken off from the fast-approaching Union Army.

“The American Civil War is a time period thatu0026#39;s been told almost exclusively from the male perspective and has most often centered on Northerners (winners do write history), so to see a story about southern women enduring the brutality of the waru0026#39;s end is rather surprising. What makes it satisfying, and a truly excellent film, is how sharp the storytelling is. Writer Julia Hart uses the small story of three women, two sisters (Brit Marling and Hailee Steinfeld) and their young slave (Muna Otaru), to capture the massive effects the war had on the southern way of life, but never hits you over the head with its larger themes. Instead, it tells its story almost as a home- invasion thriller, with a slow-burning sense of dread filling every ounce of the runtime. Bleak, tense, and at times difficult to watch, The Keeping Room isnu0026#39;t fun, but youu0026#39;ll be happy you saw it.”