2020 · horror · drama
His House
Directed by Remi Weekes1h 33m2020
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.
Our read: His House (2020) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive horror · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, measured horror / drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- inventive
- bleak
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