Stars: Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector, Rose Decker, Leslie Uggams, Olamide Candide Johnson, Jahleel Kamara | Written and Directed by Nikyatu Jusu
Anna Diop (Titans’ Starfire) stars as an immigrant nanny in this striking and stylish horror debut from writer-director Nikyatu Jusu. By turns chilling and unsettling, it explores some intriguing themes from a refreshingly different perspective.
Diop plays Aisha, who moves to New York from her native Senegal, leaving her young son Lamine (Jahleel Kamara) in the care of an elderly relative (Olamide Candide-Johnson). She takes a job as a nanny, looking after Rose (Rose Decker), the daughter of wealthy couple Amy (Michelle Monaghan) and Adam (Morgan Spector).
However, Aisha soon finds herself micro-managed by Amy, and tensions set in as the couple seem increasingly unable or unwilling to pay her what she’s owed. At the same time, Aisha begins experiencing nightmarish hallucinations involving two West...
Anna Diop (Titans’ Starfire) stars as an immigrant nanny in this striking and stylish horror debut from writer-director Nikyatu Jusu. By turns chilling and unsettling, it explores some intriguing themes from a refreshingly different perspective.
Diop plays Aisha, who moves to New York from her native Senegal, leaving her young son Lamine (Jahleel Kamara) in the care of an elderly relative (Olamide Candide-Johnson). She takes a job as a nanny, looking after Rose (Rose Decker), the daughter of wealthy couple Amy (Michelle Monaghan) and Adam (Morgan Spector).
However, Aisha soon finds herself micro-managed by Amy, and tensions set in as the couple seem increasingly unable or unwilling to pay her what she’s owed. At the same time, Aisha begins experiencing nightmarish hallucinations involving two West...
- 12/23/2022
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
While the more traditional horror aspects of Nikyatu Jusu's indie horror hit "Nanny" is perhaps too spoilery to discuss right this moment, there are certainly real-life horrors that the film showcases. Seriously, some of the human interactions seen throughout the Prime Video release are more squirm-inducing and uncomfortable than any creature or jump scare. Of course, this was an intentional decision, as "Nanny" is a layered horror experience that commands your attention.
Much of the horror in the film comes from the social status of its lead, Senegalese immigrant Aisha (Anna Diop). Having left her home country to build a new life for her son Lamine (Jahleel Kamara), she experiences homesickness, uncomfortably normalized racism, and exploitation from the Upper East Side couple that employ her. When speaking to MovieWeb to promote the film, Diop said that these horrific elements derived from Jusu's real-life experiences.
"Jusu has a very original point of view,...
Much of the horror in the film comes from the social status of its lead, Senegalese immigrant Aisha (Anna Diop). Having left her home country to build a new life for her son Lamine (Jahleel Kamara), she experiences homesickness, uncomfortably normalized racism, and exploitation from the Upper East Side couple that employ her. When speaking to MovieWeb to promote the film, Diop said that these horrific elements derived from Jusu's real-life experiences.
"Jusu has a very original point of view,...
- 11/17/2022
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Tony Todd (Candyman) and Natasha Henstridge (Species) have been tapped star alongside Isabella Blake-Thomas (Secret Society of Second Born Royals) in the YA supernatural thriller Karma’s a Bitch, which has just wrapped production. Others in the ensemble include Pearce Joza, Terry Hu, Matt Cornett, David Lipper, Rich Ting, Elise Luthman, Notlim Taylor, Abbie Georganna, Pedro Henrique, Eddie McClintock and Fernanda Romero.
The film penned by Blake-Thomas follows queer teen Charley Stevens (Blake-Thomas) as she moves to the remote town of Latigo Springs, where her recently deceased mother, Maya, grew up. Soon after arriving, Charley is plagued with strange nightmares that tease a horrific event from the past, hinting at why Maya left town when she was younger. The spitting image of her mother, Charley has an uncontrollable curse; the ability to instantly inflict bad karma. Feeling the weight of the world on her shoulders, Charley finds comfort in...
The film penned by Blake-Thomas follows queer teen Charley Stevens (Blake-Thomas) as she moves to the remote town of Latigo Springs, where her recently deceased mother, Maya, grew up. Soon after arriving, Charley is plagued with strange nightmares that tease a horrific event from the past, hinting at why Maya left town when she was younger. The spitting image of her mother, Charley has an uncontrollable curse; the ability to instantly inflict bad karma. Feeling the weight of the world on her shoulders, Charley finds comfort in...
- 9/16/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Mark Strong (TÁR), Jahleel Kamara (Nanny), Marvin “Krondon” Jones III (Black Lightning), Natalia Reyes (Terminator: Dark Fate), Yoson An (The Plane) and Ed Quinn (The Oval) have signed on for roles in Lionsgate’s action-thriller Shadow Force, from director Joe Carnahan, which has entered production in Colombia. The actors join an ensemble led by Kerry Washington and Omar Sy, which also includes Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Cliff “Method Man” Smith, as previously announced.
The film penned by Leon Chills and Carnahan follows Kyrah (Washington) and Isaac (Sy), who were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family’s fight becomes all-out war.
Details as to the roles the film...
The film penned by Leon Chills and Carnahan follows Kyrah (Washington) and Isaac (Sy), who were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family’s fight becomes all-out war.
Details as to the roles the film...
- 8/30/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Aisha didn’t move to New York City to raise some other mother’s kids. She moved there with the intention of bringing her young son over from Senegal. In order to pay his way, however, Aisha must do as so many undocumented women have in the Big Apple: She must play mom to a stranger’s child, while a family member takes care of her own back home in Africa. In “Nanny,” debuting writer-director Nikyatu Jusu brings fresh eyes to this widely accepted dynamic, so rarely seen from the perspective of the immigrant worker herself.
Aisha is a strong and independent heroine, though it’s not easy to be assertive in a culture that expects subservience of outsiders. A confident first-time filmmaker who doesn’t shy away from the power of ambiguity and suggestion, Jusu draws on aspects of West African folklore, invoking such supernatural figures as Anansi the Spider,...
Aisha is a strong and independent heroine, though it’s not easy to be assertive in a culture that expects subservience of outsiders. A confident first-time filmmaker who doesn’t shy away from the power of ambiguity and suggestion, Jusu draws on aspects of West African folklore, invoking such supernatural figures as Anansi the Spider,...
- 1/22/2022
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
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