On Becoming A Guinea Fowl

Following her award-winning I AM NOT A WITCH writer-Director Rungano Nyoni brings her darkly comedic surrealist signature to a vibrant mix of domestic realism and expressionistic absurdity in a tale of tradition, abuse and strength within a Zambian family. On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin, she and her cousins begin to discover difficult truths, long repressed. Beautifully written, photographed, and acted, ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL weaves dreams, apparitions and even children’s television programmes into a portrait of a matriarchal society in which sexual abuse leaves lingering emotional scars. The guinea fowl is a bird whose screams warn of a predator….PT1H39M12A2024-12-06
Susan Chardy
Roy Chisha
Blessings Bhamjee
Rungano Nyoni
On Becoming A Guinea Fowl"On Becoming A Guinea Fowl"

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Rio Cinema