Review: 'The Keeping Room' is a Powerful, Important War Movie

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I’m sure you’ve all heard this said before – Lord knows it’s been said enough – but war truly is Hell. It’s Hell for the people fighting it, Hell for the people who are swept up in it, and even Hell for the people who stay home and await their loved ones’ return. During the American Civil War, those loved ones charging onto the battlefields didn’t go that far, and the wives, children, and family they all left behind were forced to keep their homes safe from threats both domestic and… well, domestic. It’s with this time, place, and situation in mind that director Daniel Barber brings us his new film The Keeping Room (playing Fantastic Fest), a powerful and terrifying drama about war and the people who are destroyed in its unquenchable wake. ›››

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