On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

(United Kingdom/Zambia/Ireland/United States, 2024, d. Rungano Nyoni) 99 min PG-13
After discovering the dead body of her uncle, Shula and her family plan the man’s funeral while unearthing long-buried family secrets. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl was written and directed by Rungano Nyoni, who won the Best Director award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Rooted in the middle-class culture of Zambia, the film is “...cathartic, confident… [and] brushes against the universality of death, while sharing the specificity of Zambian mourning rituals to a global audience.” (Thelma Adams, AARP).

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