They escaped corruption in Ghana. The real nightmare was waiting in a Dutch suburb.
Samuel (35) and Sarah (33) Ofori, together with their daughter Faith (15), have fled their home country of Ghana. When working as a police officer, Samuel was on the trail of a corruption scandal, but has since then felt that his life is in danger. Finally, after years of waiting, they are offered housing in The Netherlands. Their new home is in a wealthy neighborhood on the outskirts of the city. The young family is amazed when they enter the beautiful, large house: could they finally start over here? However, their happiness proves to be short-lived, for, as Samuel begins to observe frightening events, this home turns out to be just the start of a disturbing new nightmare.
Acting
Boafo's trembling restraint as Samuel says everything his silence can't.
Direction
Da Conceicao weaponizes domestic spaces—every room feels surveilled.
Sound
The house itself breathes; creaks become characters.
Director
Edson da Conceicao
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Edson da Conceicao, Afro-Dutch himself, channels real asylum housing scandals where refugee families were deliberately placed in isolated, hostile communities.
The 'pariah' title triples: Samuel ostracized in Ghana for anti-corruption work, in Europe as undocumented, and finally within his own family as the 'unstable' one.
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