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His House

His House

2020Movie⏱️ 1h 33mTV-14🏆 #4308 Top Rated
DramaHorrorThriller
6.4
IMDB Rating
53,831 votes

A refugee couple makes a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but then they struggle to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface.

Director
Remi Weekes
Writers
Remi Weekes, Felicity Evans, Toby Venables
Stars
Sope Dirisu, Wunmi Mosaku, Malaika Wakoli-Abigaba
Release Date
October 30, 2020
Language
English, Dinka
Country
United Kingdom, United States
🏆 8
Wins
🎯 36
Nominations
💬 435
Reviews
📋 53.0K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Sope Dirisu
Sope Dirisu
as Bol Majur
Wunmi Mosaku
Wunmi Mosaku
as Rial Majur
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Malaika Wakoli-Abigaba
as Nyagak
Matt Smith
Matt Smith
as Mark Essworth
Javier Botet
Javier Botet
as The Witch
Yvonne Campbell
Yvonne Campbell
as South Sudanese Woman
Vivienne Soan
Vivienne Soan
as Neighbour
Lola May
Lola May
as Nyagak's Mother
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Kevin Layne
as The Cameroonian
Maureen Casey
Maureen Casey
as Detention Custody Officer

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.39:1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
West London Film Studios, London, England, UK
Production
Regency Enterprises, BBC Film, New Regency Productions

🏷️ Keywords

escapekidnappingholding someone against their willbusgovernment subsidized housing

🎯 Categories

Folk HorrorPsychological HorrorSupernatural HorrorDramaHorrorThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Not what I was expecting
by freqeteq2020-10-30
8/10

"Going in I thought I'd know what this film was about, I mean a film in 2020 about two black refugees going through the immigration system in Britain how can it be anything but what I'm expecting it to be? But I was wrong, and I am so glad I was. Another reviewer said that this is "woke" and a commentary on immigration, it isn't, not at all. This is not a film about race or the differences in race or the difficulties of adjusting to living in a new country, it's not trying to say anything about the immigration system it's just telling a story that happens to ..."

💡 Did You Know?

While researching his screenplay, Remi Weekes was struck by how many immigrants were sold on coming to the United Kingdom because it's the land of Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and the royal family. In reality, for immigrants, it's grey concrete housing estates in deprived areas, something that he wanted to visually bring to his film.

📖 Synopsis

A refugee couple makes a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but then they struggle to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface.