The Man in my Basement

© Brigade Publicity
In the African American neighbourhood of Sag Harbor, Charles Blakey (Hawkins) is out of work, out of luck and on the verge of foreclosure on his ancestral home. A knock on the door from a mysterious businessman, Anniston Bennet (Dafoe), brings a bizarre and lucrative proposition: rent his dusty stand-up basement out for the summer and receive enough money to clear his debts for good. Once Charles accepts, he finds himself led down a terrifying path that confronts his family's ghosts and locks the men in a terrifying puzzle, at the heart of it, race, the source of their traumas and the root of all evil.
  • Genre: Drama, Thriller

Welsh Connections

  • Producer / Executive Producer: John Giwa-Amu
  • Filming Locations: Carmarthenshire
  • Funding: Ffilm Cymru Wales, Creative Wales and the National Lottery via the Arts Council for Wales.

Other Key Production Details

  • Director: Nadia Latif
  • Producer / Exec Producer: Len Rowles, Diane Houslin
  • Writer: Walter Mosley, Nadia Latif
  • Principal Cast: Willem Dafoe, Corey Hawkins, Brian Bovell, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Mark Arnold, Tamara Lawrance, Brooke Walter, Jonathan Ajayi, Pamela Nomvete, Kayla Meikle

Technical Details

  • Running time: 115 minutes
  • Language: English
  • Certificate: 15

Release

  • Date: 12th September 2025

Links

Rightsholder: Andscape

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