Nanny (2022)

Ok I just saw Nanny. The name isn’t really guiding you to what it’s about. To me, Nanny didn’t sound interesting. Maybe a nanny in a home with children who kills people? That was a block for me. What it is we have an undocumented worker from South Africa. She’s trying to make money any …

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Ok I just saw Nanny. The name isn’t really guiding you to what it’s about. To me, Nanny didn’t sound interesting. Maybe a nanny in a home with children who kills people? That was a block for me. What it is we have an undocumented worker from South Africa. She’s trying to make money any way she can to bring her 7 year old son over to the States from South Africa. That’s her struggle in a nutshell. This is an amazing film.

It starts out very mysterious you don’t really know what’s going on with this nanny. I’ve tried to avoid spoilers in this episode. Currently as of recording this episode, it is streaming on Amazon Prime. It’s sad because she works long hours as a Nanny and she gets shorted her pay as well. Even though it’s sad, it does bring an awareness of what it’s like to work here in the States in an undocumented or work visa capacity. There are a lot of people who are “anti” undocumented workers and I find that unfortunate. People struggling like the nanny here should be observed and noted because millions have gone before and are struggling like her now. We can do better for these human beings.

The lavish luxurious home is over the top. The mother of the child was in “The Path” and many other modern films. You might recognize her. The husband is a sex addict who’s in denial. Both are extremely tense to watch. The mother is very OCD. It grates a bit on the nerves. I think as a rich woman contrasted against the poor nanny it paints a background of taking advantage of people. She gets shorted and she turns to him to pay her. It makes me wonder about nannies and why we need them? I could never afford one so I adjust my work to allow me to be with my kids as much as possible.

We see the pattern of her torturous work ending every week in her wiring money to her son. The cinematography is amazing. It seems like the camera is meant to be from the perspective of a child. Very effective. The little girl is odd.

Aisha begins to date. Her new boyfriend brings in his grandmother to the story. This has to do with a total gut punch ending. It is a twist ending which is a very modern convention.

This is a summary of my review. Listen to the full review on my podcast at rileyonfilm.com

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