Comedy ·Drama · Ireland · 2024 · 1h 39m

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

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Director
Rungano Nyoni
Cast
Susan Chardy as Shula Elizabeth Chisela as Nsansa Esther Singini as Bupe Blessings Bhamjee as Young Shula Doris Naulapwa as Shula's Mother Henry B.J. Phiri as Shula's Father
Crew
David Gallego — Director of Photography Nathan Nugent — Editor Lucrecia Dalt — Original Music Composer Rungano Nyoni — Writer Tim Cole — Producer Andrew Lowe — Producer
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.

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Mood & Themes
cautionary
Key Collaborators
Rungano Nyoni Director David Gallego Director of Photography Nathan Nugent Editor Lucrecia Dalt Original Music Composer Rungano Nyoni Writer Tim Cole Producer Andrew Lowe Producer Ed Guiney Producer Malin Lindholm Production Design Estelle Don Banda Costume Design
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