Nanny (2022) <Premium>

As Aisha balances the demands of her job with her longing for her son, the boundaries between her reality and West African folklore begin to blur.

: Aisha receives the devastating news that Lamine tragically drowned in Senegal before he could join her.

The story reaches a tragic turning point when Aisha's son, Lamine, is finally set to arrive. Nanny (2022)

[TIFF 2022] REVIEW: 'Nanny' is an immigration survival story

: The ending reveals that the water spirits were not just haunting Aisha, but were warning her of this impending tragedy, serving as a "wake-up call" to her displacement and grief. As Aisha balances the demands of her job

: She begins to experience haunting visions of African water spirits like Mami Wata and the trickster spider Anansi. These visions reflect her internal turmoil, guilt, and the sacrifices she has made for the "American Dream".

The movie Nanny (2022) is a psychological horror film that follows Aisha, an undocumented Senegalese immigrant living in New York City. She takes a job as a nanny for a wealthy white couple, Amy and Adam, in their Upper East Side apartment to save money to bring her young son, Lamine, to the United States. The Core Story [TIFF 2022] REVIEW: 'Nanny' is an immigration survival

: Aisha excels at caring for the couple's daughter, Rose, but she faces microaggressions and late payments from her employers, which delay her plans to reunite with Lamine.