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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

by Rungano Nyoni, Zambia, 2024

On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family, in filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.

Festivals & awards

Festival de Cannes, Un Certain Regard 2024: Meilleure réalisation
Zurich Film Festival: Bester Film
Chicago International Film Festival
London Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival

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Credits

Original Title
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Title
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Directed by
Rungano Nyoni
Country
Zambia
Year
2024
Screenplay
Rungano Nyoni
Film Editing
Nathan Nugent
Soundtrack
Lucrecia Dalt
Cinematography
David Gallego
Sound
Olivier Dandré
Production Design
Malin Lindholm
Runtime
95 min.
Cast
Elizabeth Chisela (Nsansa), Susan Chardy (Shula), Henry B.J. Phiri (Dad)

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Press voices

«A magically transcendent, cunningly funny, and arresting piece of cultural commentary that puts the inequalities of tradition against the warmth community can, still, on occasions, provide.» RogerEbert

«Rungano Nyoni has a wonderful way of drawing you into a world and intriguing you from the start, gradually peeling back the layers of enigmatic characters to explore Zambian culture.» Time Out