
Feature film — 2024
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024)
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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A high-signal pick with 47 votes.
A24 / Fremantle / BBC Film / Element Pictures
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Director: Rungano Nyoni
On screen
Cast & crew

Susan Chardy
Shula

Elizabeth Chisela
Nsansa

Esther Singini
Bupe
Blessings Bhamjee
Young Shula
Doris Naulapwa
Shula's Mother

Henry B.J. Phiri
Shula's Father

Roy Chisha
Uncle Fred
Benson Mumba
Joseph
Chungu Bwalya
Farm Club Presenter 1
Margaret Mulubwa
Farm Club Presenter 2
Mary Mulabo
Beatrice
Norah Mwansa
Widow / Chichi
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