Charles Blakey’s (Corey Hawkins) life is falling aside. He’s lonely, he can’t discover work, and he’s boozing method an excessive amount of and about to lose his household’s Sag Harbor dwelling. When a mysterious white man, Anniston Bennet (Willem Dafoe), gives to hire his basement for a hefty sum, a hesitant Blakey acquiesces regardless of severe doubts, particularly in regards to the decidedly odd lodging Bennet requests.
Whereas prepping the room for his tenant, Blakey discovers some mysterious heirlooms, probably African tribal masks, which trace at a historical past he is aware of completely nothing about. An antiques purchaser (performed by Nanny’s Anna Diop) is ready to fill within the gaps whereas embodying a compassionate counterpoint to his apathetic views.
The Man in my Basement premiered September 5 at Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition earlier than starting its restricted theatrical run on September 12.
