There is an old joke in the black community that a haunted house movie with a black cast would only last five minutes because they would immediately leave Speaking as a black person, we are generally not not curious enough about pissed off supernatural phenomena to investigate the site of a haunt
His house challenges this concept by introducing a factor that prevents leaving home: strict immigration rules Set in the UK, His House follows the story of Rial and Bol Majur (played by Wunmi Mosaku and Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù), a married couple seeking asylum to escape the horrors of tribal violence in their native South Sudan
British immigration officers give Bol and Rial the option to apply for citizenship under a strict and unshakeable set of rules, including staying in the house provided to them by the state and not applying for a new one place to live They will be returned to South Sudan if they do not abide by these rules, forced to face the very violence from which they sought to escape
Everything is going well, relatively – the space is dirty and worn out but spacious It is better than what most asylum seekers receive, according to their supervisor Unfortunately the house is haunted and the married couple have to take a decision as to which horrors to face – supernatural horrors or war at home
In this week’s episode of the Low Key podcast – available on Apple or Spotify or above – Tim, Keith and I discuss how the film fits into the new era of horror movies since Get Out, its parallels to U.S. immigration policy, and how the movie demonstrates that real life can be scarier than any ghost.His House is a surprisingly complicated movie with lots of laughs and scares This episode is worth watching. worth listening to but the film deserves even more of your time
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