His House

Name: His House
Director: Remi Weekes
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Horror
Released: 2020
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Cast: Sope Dirisu, Wunmi Mosaku, Malaika Wakoli-Abigaba, Matt Smith, Javier Botet

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Thriller
Drama

2020
Remi Weekes
93 mins
15

Summary

Horror starring Wunmi Mosaku and Sope Dìrísù. A married couple flee South Sudan and are granted probational asylum in the UK. They tackle racism, bureaucracy and survivors' guilt as they try to adapt to their new life, but the biggest challenge of all is their dilapidated council house - which is home to a malevolent spirit that won't leave them alone.

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Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Emma Simmonds

A haunted-house chiller that tackles the thorny subject of asylum with satirical and emotional heft, this is a striking feature debut from British writer/director Remi Weekes. Sope Dìrísù and Wunmi Mosaku play Bol and Rial Majur, South Sudanese refugees who are placed in a dilapidated house in south east England. While Bol strives to assimilate, Rial is more aware of the hostility they face, and both experience disturbing visions as they settle into their new neighbourhood. Dìrísù and Mosaku bring great sensitivity to their portrayal of a couple who are simply seeking a better life, and remain beautifully believable in the face of escalating hideousness. Meanwhile, Matt Smith plays the pair's case worker, whose veneer of chumminess frequently peels back to reveal his disdain. His House cleverly blends the horrors of displacement, trauma and social alienation with traditional genre tropes and pointed humour. Both visually and narratively imaginative, the film's most impressive attribute is the fact that, despite the ghoulish happenings, it never loses sight of the stories that inspired it.

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6.4/10