HIS HOUSE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Wunmi Mosaku (Womb), Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù (Sand Castle), Matt Smith (Official Secrets), Javier Botet (Mama), Emily Taaffe (Beast), Cornell John (Kidulthood)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Remi Weekes (film debut), director, writer; Aidan Elliott (Keith Lemon: The Film), Martin Gentles (Howl), Ed King (The Liability), Roy Lee (It) and Arnon Milchan (12 Years a Slave), producers; Roque Baños (Don’t Breathe), composer; Jo Willems (Hard Candy), cinematographer; Julia Bloch (Green Room), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple (Mosaku and Dirisu) struggles to adjust to their new life in a quiet English town, which they soon learn has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The experience of asylum seekers has never been more terrifying in this smart, subversive horror from writer-director Remi Weekes.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 30TH OCTOBER 2020 (EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX)

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