On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
This is a poetic-realist vision with grace notes of wit and surrealism.
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
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.
Genre
Comedy,
Drama,
Women and Film
Runtime
99
Language
Bemba,
English
Director
Rungano Nyoni
Writer(s)
Rungano Nyoni
Cast
Susan Chardy,
Elizabeth Chisela,
Henry BJ Phiri,
Roy Chisha,
Blessings Bhamjee
Awards:
Winner, Un Certain Regard - Best Director, Cannes Film Festival