With: Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu, Matt Smith, Javier Botet, Cornell John, Emily Taaffe, Malaika Abigaba, Dominic Coleman, Malaika Wakoli-Abigaba
|
Written by: Remi Weekes, based on a story by Felicity Evans, Toby Venables
|
Directed by: Remi Weekes
|
MPAA Rating: NR
|
Language: English, Dinka, with English subtitles
|
Running Time: 93
|
|
Date: 10/30/2020
|
|
|
|
Apeth Knell
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
This devastating horror film, directed by Remi Weekes, tells the story of a couple, Bol (Sope Dirisu) and Rial (Wunmi Mosaku), who flee South Sudan for a new life in England. They lose their daughter along the way, we learn, and they are placed in a wretched house, where they must live by several strict rules or be deported. Bol tries to fit in, while Rial continues to embrace her traditions. But soon, scary spirits appear in the house, and before long, Bol is tearing at the wallpaper and bashing in the drywall to stop the torment. Filled with strange visions, powerful depictions of cultural divides, and impeccable storytelling, His House has a confident flow, placing us right there with this suffering couple, as it slowly unfolds their real story, and the real reason an apeth (night witch) has followed them. And it's plenty scary, too.
|
