On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

classified 12A PS
Film

Until Thu 12 Dec

Director
Rungano Nyoni
Cast
Susan Chardy, Roy Chisha, Blessings Bhamjee
Details
95 mins, & Partially Subtitled, 2024, UK, Zambia
Primary language
English, Bemba

*Storm Darragh Update*

Due to the severe weather warnings and public transport cancellations we have delayed opening the building until 14:00 today. All screenings and events from 14:00 onwards will go ahead as normal. We will have a slightly reduced menu available from 15:00 in the Café & Bar today. Thank you for your understanding. xxx

"...a quivering collective fury scalds through the silence in Rungano Nyoni’s tremendous new film." Variety

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

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 family, in this surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.

  • On Becoming a Guinea Fowl on Tue 10 Dec is part of our Cinébites deal: get 30% off any main dish in the Café & Bar with a valid ticket.

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