His House
2020 · 93 min · Horror / Drama · TMDB 6.4
The short version:Sudanese refugees in a haunted council house. Real-world trauma and a ghost story, equally weighted. The drowning flashbacks are the hardest part.
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Scare profile
Editorial baseline. Add your own report to refine it.
Scary3
Not scaryExtreme
Dread4
RelaxedSuffocating
Jump scares3
NoneConstant
Disturbing4
ForgettableHaunts you
Grim4
Fun ridePunishing
Synopsis
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.
What is in it
Intensity: brief means implied, off-screen or a single moment; heavy means graphic, prolonged or central. Items marked “inferred from keywords” come from TMDB tags and have not been confirmed by a person.
Violence & gore
- Realistic, grounded violenceModerateeditorial
- Graphic goreBriefeditorial
Children & pregnancy
- Child harmed or killedHeavyeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- A child drowns during a sea crossing, and children are killed in a war flashback.
- Child in dangerHeavyeditorial
Mental health & grief
- Grief & bereavementHeavyeditorial
- Mental illnessBriefinferred from keywords
Abuse & bigotry
- Racism & hate violenceModerateeditorial
Phobias & sensory
- Drowning & deep waterHeavyeditorial