Nanny Movie Details:
Country | United States |
Language | English, Wolof |
Genre | Psychological, Thriller |
Release date | January 22, 2022 (Sundance) November 23, 2022 (United States) |
Running time | 1hr 39min |
Age rating | R |
Starring | Anna Diop Michelle Monaghan Sinqua Walls Morgan Spector Rose Decker Leslie Uggams |
Directed by | Nikyatu Jusu |
Written by | Nikkia Moultrie Daniela Taplin Lundberg |
Produced by | Nikkia Moulterie Daniela Taplin Lundberg |
Cinematography by | Rina Yang |
Edited by | Robert Mead |
Music by | Tanerélle Bartek Gliniak |
Production Company | Stay Gold Features Mouth of a Shark Topic Studios LinLay Productions Blumhouse Television |
Distributor | Amazon Studios |
Nanny Movie Cast & Characters:
- Anna Diop as Aisha
- Michelle Monaghan as Amy
- Sinqua Walls as Malik
- Morgan Spector as Adam
- Rose Decker as Rose
- Leslie Uggams as Kathleen
- Zephani Idoko as Sallay
Storyline:
In this psychological fable of horror, Aisha (Anna Diop), a woman who recently emigrated from Senegal, is hired to care for the daughter of an affluent couple (Michelle Monaghan and Morgan Spector) living in New York City. Haunted by the absence of the young son she left behind, Aisha hopes her new job will afford her the chance to bring him to the U.S., but becomes increasingly unsettled by the family’s volatile home life. As his arrival approaches, a violent presence begins to invade both her dreams and her reality, threatening the American dream she is painstakingly piecing together.
About Nanny Movie:
Nanny is an American psychological horror film written and directed by Nikyatu Jusu, in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector, Rose Decker, and Leslie Uggams. Jason Blum serves as an executive producer through his Blumhouse Television banner.
Principal photography began in June 2021 in New York City.
In March 2022, Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Productions acquired distribution rights to the film in a deal of around $7 million, winning them in a competitive situation that also included Sony Pictures Classics and Neon.
Nanny had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2022, where it won the Grand Jury Prize, making it the first horror film to ever win this award at Sundance.
The film was given a limited theatrical release on November 23, 2022, by Amazon Studios, prior to streaming on Prime Video on December 16, 2022.
The film received positive reviews from critics.