His House
(2020)
Overview
After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.
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Repo Jack
⭐ 8/10November 3, 2020
A power-house debut from Remi Weekes, deftly balancing social commentary with old school horror (and for once, without zombies).
The movie pulls you inside the life of a Sudanese refugee couple assigned to an apartment in London after a harrowing escape via boat from their home country. In addition to the nightmare of their experience, they’ve got a potential poltergeist.
Movies often face-plant while struggle to convey what is real, a dr…
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chiefbrody2001
⭐ 7/10October 5, 2021
A glimpse of the horrors faced by refugees escaping war-torn countries for a better life in Britain is provocatively probed in this stylish supernatural horror film from talented writer-director Remi Weekes. <a href="https://www.top10films.co.uk/67374-review-his-house-a-smart-chilling-contemporary-horror/">**His House**</a> unexpectedly blends the anxiety, confusion and alienation felt by a pair of asylum seekers from South Sudan with a nightmari… read the rest.
CinemaSerf
⭐ 6/10October 25, 2024
When "Bol" (Sope Dirisu) and his wife "Rial" (Wunmi Mosaku) arrive in the UK after fleeing their war-torn home in South Sudan, they are given leave to remain whilst their case is further investigated, and housed in an ordinary - if a bit run down - housing estate. Helped by their case worker "Mark" (Matt Smith) they are given the basic essentials to get by, but as their stay becomes more extended they struggle to fit into a community that is at b… read the rest.
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Released
Original Language
EN
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