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At the heart of the haunting is an , or "night witch." Unlike traditional Western ghosts, the apeth is a creature from South Sudanese folklore that Bol and Rial believe followed them across the ocean. The film uses this entity to externalize the couple's survivor's guilt —the haunting isn't just about malevolent spirits, but the weight of the moral compromises they made to escape their homeland. The Horror of Bureaucracy His House
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