His House

His House

Credits
Title:	His House
Directed by:	Remi Weekes
Written by:	Remi Weekes
Produced by:	Natalie Lehmann; Stuart Manashil; Yariv Milchan; Arnon Milchan; Michael Schaefer; Steven Schneider; Eva Yates; Edward King; Mark Huffman; Martin Gentles; Aidan Elliott; Alden Dalia
Music by:	Roque Baños
Cinematography:	Jo Willems
Edited by:	Julia Bloch
Production
Distributors:	Regency Enterprises BBC Films Vertigo Entertainment Starchild Pictures
Released:	January 27th, 2020
Rating:	Unrated
Running time:	93 min.
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	England
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His House is a British feature film of the supernatural horror genre, with an emphasis on the haunted house, witch, and ghost subgenres of horror. It was written and directed by Remi Weekes. It was produced by Regency Enterprises in association with BBC Films, Vertigo Entertainment, and Starchild Pictures. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27th, 2020. It was released on Netflix on October 30th, 2020. The movie stars Sopé Dìrísù and Wunmi Mosaku who are Sudanese refugees who take up residence in a dilapidated house in England. They are haunted by not only the ghosts of their past, but the lingering presence that resides in their new home.

Cast[]

Actor

Role

Sopé 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

Gamba Cole

George

Bradley Banton

Phillip

Emily Taaffe

Doctor Hayes

Ian Horgan

Adam "CIS"

Perry Warner

Burly officer

Mevis Birungi

Aid worker

John Kamau

Aid worker #2

Destiny Okoh

Smuggler

Steven Blakeley

Suit #1

Tabitha Wady

Suit #2

Kyna Boyle

Teenage girl

Julius Reuben

Ghost

Lanre Olagoke

Ghost

Adwoa Brown

Ghost

Mark Gooden

Ghost

Rita Laker-Acaye

Ghost

Simon Akinwunmi

Ghost

Mikey Adewunmi

Ghost

Yasmine Smith

Ghost

Cornell S. John

The Witch voice

Aliyah Sesay

Nyagak voice

Notes & Trivia[]

The tagline for this film is "When ghosts follow, they never leave".
There are a total of 37 credited cast members in this film.
This movie was filmed in Essex, England. Studio shots were filmed at West London Film Studios in London. Scenes of the house were shot at 113 Adelaide Road in Tilbury, Essex.
This movie was originally intended for a theatrical release, but this was restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After its premiere at Sundance, it opened to limited theatrical release in the United Kingdom on October 3rd, 2020. It was made available on streaming services and VOD on October 30th, 2020.
Director Remi Weekes won the 2021 BAFTA film award for the category of Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer for his work on His House. He also won for the category of Best Director at the British Independent Film Awards. Weekes also won the NHK Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018.
On the movie aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, His House retains a 100% Fresh Tomatometer rating based on 120 approved critic reviews. It has an audience score of 74% based on more than 1,000 ratings.
Actor Sopé Dìrísù is credited as Sope Dirisu in this film.
Actor Cornell John is credited as Cornell S. John in this film.
Actress Wunmi Mosaku is best known for playing the role of Ruby Baptiste on the HBO television series Lovecraft Country.
Actor Javier Botet, who plays the witch, stands at 6'8½" tall.

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