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His House is a 2020 horror thriller film written and directed by Remi Weekes from a story by Felicity Evans and Toby Venables. It stars Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu and Matt Smith. The film tells the story of a refugee couple from South Sudan, struggling to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface.
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Oct 30, 2020 · 'His House' nails the haunted house jolts, empowers its drama through cultural resonance and finds subgenre invigoration by giving a megaphone to the voiceless as horrors look no further than realities lived daily. Pros. +. 🏠 Scares that rattle. +. 🏠 Sope Dirisu's battle against demons. +. 🏠 Wunmi Mosaku's unwillingness to forget. +.
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By Siddhant Adlakha
Updated: Oct 29, 2020 11:06 pm
Posted: Oct 29, 2020 9:00 pm
His House debuts exclusively on Netflix on October 30, 2020.
The haunted house meets the modern refugee crisis in His House, the feature debut from Remi Weekes, which premiered at Sundance and hits Netflix on October 30th. It’s an interesting twist on well-worn hallmarks of western horror, stretching its limbs with familiar startles and fake-out scares before exploring the deep psychological cracks at the heart of its story. The result is a film that lives in a rote and familiar body, but one that’s underscored by deep, unspoken traumas, and ghosts the camera rarely shies away from. It’s enjoyable as a Halloween horror flick, but it’s also incredibly powerful as a drama about loss and lingering phantoms in an unfamiliar land.
The film follows Sudanese refugee couple Bol and Rial Majur (Sope Dirisu of Gangs of London, Wunmi Mosaku of Lovecraft Country) who, after the devastating loss of their daughter Nyagak at sea, are subject to the brutal red-tape of Britain’s asylum processing. Upon finally being let out after months of detention, the Majurs are placed under the supervision of a curmudgeonly social worker, Mark (Matt Smith), and under the strict limitations of the state: a paltry weekly allowance, but no permit to work. They’re also placed in a rundown, unkempt apartment in a rough, unfriendly neighborhood, rife with rats, roaches, and peeling walls — but those are the least of their worries. Before long, they begin to hear footsteps around the house and whispers in the walls.
The film is at its best when its subtle design captures the horrors of memory. Roque Baños’ original score evokes the sounds of Gustavo Santaolalla, whose Charango guitar brought life to Babel and Brokeback Mountain — only Baños complements his heavy strings with jarring echoes that feel ready to consume the melody. Empty strollers abound in the margins of several scenes, like haunting reminders of loss, and the film’s incredible sound mix blurs the lines between scream and whisper; memories of death are both far off in the distance, and yet close enough to touch.
And water, whether household leaks or unforgiving rain, is a constant reminder of drowning. The film plays, at times, like a horror version of Atlantique, Mati Diop’s ghostly love story about Senegalese refugees, in which water is an overwhelming force, both stealing and returning lovers in the dead of night. Only here, those returning to Bol and Rial in the darkness are reminders of something more sinister than romance; they’re embodiments of the atrocities which the couple has not only had to endure but commit in order to survive.
Tightly wound on almost every front, His House packs an enormous emotional punch even once its scares grow stale. It brings to the surface the toll taken by the refugee experience — on mind, body, and soul — refashioning it into a unique haunted house drama, where ghosts reveal themselves far more often than they hide.
- Siddhant Adlakha
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 un...
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