Dir: Rungano Nyoni | Ireland, UK, USA, Zambia | 2024 | 100 mins | Subtitled 

Cast | Susan Chardy, Elizabeth Chisela, Henry B.J. Phiri

Rungano Nyoni’s follow-up to her BAFTA-winning debut I Am Not a Witch is a powerful and atmospheric tale of tradition, strength and recovery. 

Driving home in the inky Zambian night, Shula seems unfazed by the sight of her uncle’s dead body on the road. But later, while helping with funeral proceedings, her cool exterior melts as she questions her family’s complicity towards the abuse she suffered in the past. As Nyoni makes clear through this perceptive drama, silence breeds impunity. With touches of mordant humour and flights of surrealism, the superb On Becoming a Guinea Fowl confirms Nyoni as one of British cinema’s most distinctive voices, here producing one of the most sophisticated films of the #MeToo era.

"Furious, heartbreaking and totally bewitching" ★★★★ The Skinny 

Friday 17 Jan

Thursday 23 Jan

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