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…
Top Cast
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù
Bol Majur
Wunmi Mosaku
Rial Majur
Malaika Wakoli-Abigaba
Nyagak
Matt Smith
Mark Essworth
Javier Botet
The Witch
Yvonne Campbell
South Sudanese Woman
Vivienne Soan
Neighbour
Lola May
Nyagak's Mother
Kevin Layne
The Cameroonian
Maureen Casey
Detention Custody Officer
Homer Todiwala
Iraqi Man
Dominic Coleman
Lead Officer
Sally Plumb
Secondary Officer
Roland Manookian
Barber
Andy Gathergood
Church Man
Rasaq Kukoyi
William
Reviews
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…
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…
*His House* takes one of haunted-house cinema’s oldest practical problems, “why don’t they just leave?”, and gives it a particularly nasty answer: because leaving might get you deported. Bol and Rial have escaped South Sudan, survived a lethal crossing and been deposited by the British asylum system into a decaying house they are required to inhabit. Remi Weekes makes that bureaucracy part of the haunting. The…
FAQ about His House
What is His House about?
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.
When was His House released?
His House was released in 2020.
What genres does His House belong to?
His House is categorised as Horror, Drama.
Who stars in His House?
The cast of His House includes Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Wunmi Mosaku, Malaika Wakoli-Abigaba, Matt Smith, Javier Botet.