The Man in My Basement
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Sudanese-British filmmaker Nadia Latif directs and co-adapts her captivating feature debut along with the author of the source material, Walter Mosley. The film explores racism and exploitation, featuring riveting performances from Willem Dafoe, Corey Hawkins and Anna Diop, alongside the UK’s Jonathan Ajayi and Gershwyn Eustache Jnr. Co-produced by London-based Protagonist Pictures and Cardiff-based Good Gate Media.
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In the African American neighborhood of Sag Harbor in New York state, Charles Blakey (Corey Hawkins) is on the verge of losing his ancestral home and in desperate need of money. When mysterious white businessman, Anniston Bennet (Willem Dafoe), knocks on his door offering $50,000 to rent his basement for the summer, Charles feels he has no choice but to agree.