Good Madam (2021)

Social fears rise in South African psychological horror Good Madam (Mlungu Wam). Jenna Cato Bass horror is heading to Shudder next month tonight we get a look at the chilling Trailer.

Since the film made it’s world premiere at Toronto Film Festival last year it’s been gathered some fantastic reviews. The film promises examine the fears left behind thanks to Post-Apartheid South Africa. When Tsidi, a single mother (with her daughter) temporary into her own mother’s home. She soon becomes a inhouse carer for her white ‘Madam’ and when she tries to help her own family a sinister spectre stirs things up.

Oppressive, complex, horrors of everyday life and the start of the trailer sets the story up really well.

In Good Madam, Tsidi, a single mother, is forced to move in with her estranged mother Mavis, a live-in domestic worker caring obsessively for her catatonic white โ€˜Madamโ€™ in an affluent Cape Town suburb. As Tsidi tries to heal her family however, a sinister spectre begins to stir.

A genre film entrenched in the ordinary everyday horrors in our society, Good Madam explores the generational trauma inherent to South African culture, sprawling from the past to the present day, with chilling delivery and haunting results.

The film stars Chumisa Cosa, Nosipho Mtebe, Kamvalethu Jonas Raziya, Sanda Shandu, Khanyiso Kenqa, Sizwe Ginger Lubengu, Siya Sikawuti, Peggy Tunyiswa and Chris Gxalaba.

Good Madam will premiere on Shudder in The UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand from 14th July.


Discover more from

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

About the Author

Paul

Administrator

The founder of The People's Movies, started the site 20th November 2008.The site has excelled past all expectations with many only giving the site months and it's still going strong. A lover of French Thrillers, Post Apocalyptic films, Asian cinema. 2009 started Cinehouse to start his 'cinema education' learning their is life outside mainstream cinema. Outside of film, love to travel with Sorrento, Guangzhou and Manchester all favourite destinations.Musically loves David Bowie, Fishbone, Radiohead.

Leave a Reply

Discover more from

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading