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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

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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.
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Caroline Siede Girl Culture (Substack) We’ve all heard (or lived through) real-life stories of families protecting their problematic men over the safety of their daughters. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is a slow-burn battle cry for a new way forward. Rated: B+ Nov 1, 2024 Full Review Greg Nussen Slant Magazine Rugano Nyoni’s critique of her native country’s gender-based discrimination is as acerbic as it is unforgiving. Rated: 3/4 Oct 4, 2024 Full Review Alexandra Heller-Nicholas AWFJ.org With On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Nyoni demonstrates that the majesty of I Am Not a Witch was no one-off fluke. Aug 26, 2024 Full Review Christopher Llewellyn Reed Film Festival Today Especially now, when patriarchy and conservative mores are raising their ugly head more and more, a film like "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl" calls attention to the nasty end point of their unsavory advance. You have been warned; heed the cry. Rated: 3.5/5 Nov 8, 2024 Full Review Hayley Croke Loud and Clear Reviews This is a film that doesn’t turn a blind eye to the effects of sexual abuse, and Nyoni’s directorial style expertly shows the impacts of it as well...On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is thematically heavy, but not completely devoid of hope. Rated: 4.5/5 Oct 25, 2024 Full Review Robert Kojder Flickering Myth Although set in Zambia), aspects of this story engage in a conversation that pops up from time to time all over the world; it's compelling and infuriating in equal measure Rated: 3/5 Oct 23, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
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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, in filmmaker Rungano Nyoni's surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.
Director
Rungano Nyoni
Producer
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Tim Cole
Screenwriter
Rungano Nyoni
Distributor
A24
Production Co
A24, BBC Film, Element Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Thematic Material|Sexual Abuse|Suggestive References|Some Drug Use)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 7, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 35m