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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024)


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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.

Premiere Date: Mar 7, 2025

Cast
Susan Chardy
Elizabeth Chisela
Henry B.J. Phiri
Roy Chisha
Blessings Bhamjee

Crew
Rungano Nyoni - Writer, Director

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