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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Synopsis
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.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2024 - Un Certain Regard - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2024 - North American premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - Official Competition
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 95 min
- Director
- Rungano Nyoni
- Producer
- Tim Cole, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe
- Co-Producer
- Gabriel Gauchet
- Executive Producer
- Eva Yates
- Editor
- Nathan Nugent
- Screenwriter
- Rungano Nyoni
- Director of Photography
- David Gallego
- Production Designer
- Malin Lindholm
- Music
- Lucrecia Dalt
- Principal Cast
- Susan Chardy, Elizabeth Chisela, Henry B.J. Phiri
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 15th September 2024
