Paul Elliott’s review published on Letterboxd:
This extraordinary revitalisation of the overfamiliar haunted house narrative features some genuine moments of sharp ingenuity from its writer and director Remi Weekes. The horror thriller features two intensely compassionate performances by Wunmi Mosaku and Sope Dirisu as refugee couple Rial and Bol, a couple who have made a hazardous withdrawal from their war-torn country of landlocked South Sudan in northeastern Africa.
The narrative explores the arduous nature of acclimatising within a new nation, and the abiding horror predominantly deals with displacement and Sudanese mythology. The amalgamation of the haunted house grounds the brutal existence of the Sudanese couple's attempts at gaining asylum in contemporary Britain a contrasting of commentary that is fundamentally more frightening than the house itself.
The narrative evolves into a study of psychological trauma as the couple commences experiencing unusual noises and devilish apparitions. There's some exemplary work provided by the special effects make-up department and the couple struggle for asylum status falls under the care of caseworker Mark, played by Matt Smith. The storyline builds nicely to reveal the details of their traumatised past, resulting in an extraordinary debut for Weekes.