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Nanny Weaves a Powerful Folk-Horror Tale
Senegalese immigrant Aisha (Us’ Anna Diop) arrives in New York City willing to work hard to achieve her dreams—chief among them making enough money to reunite with her beloved son, who she had to leave behind. But as we see in Nikyatu Jusu’s gorgeous yet chilling Nanny, unexpected malevolence awaits in both…
The Nanny Trailer Is Equal Parts Gorgeous and Terrifying
Forced to leave her young son behind in Senegal to build a better life, a woman takes a job caring for the daughter of a rich New York City family. But there’s no American dream present in The Nanny, the first horror film to win the Sundance Film Festival Dramatic Grand Jury Prize. A new trailer is here to rattle your…
‘Nanny’ trailer promises both waking and nightmarish horror
The first trailer for psychological horror Nanny has arrived, finally giving the wider public a first look at one of the best films at the Sundance Film Festival this year.
Written and directed by Nikyatu Jusu, Nanny follows Aisha (Anna Diop), an undocumented Senegalese woman who recently emigrated to the U.S. Hired as a nanny to a wealthy New York couple’s (Michelle Monaghan and Morgan Spector) young daughter Rose (Rose Decker), Aisha works with the aspiration to eventually bring her own son Lamine (Jahleel Kamara) to join her.
Being an ocean away from her son while having to deal racism, hostility, and her entitled employers’ demands is difficult enough. However, Aisha is also plagued with sinister, haunting nightmares — ones that aren’t necessarily confined to her dreams.
Nanny arrives Nov. 23 in theatres, and will be available to stream Dec. 16 on Prime Video.