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.
Director: Rungano Nyoni
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Susan Chardy as Shula |
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Elizabeth Chisela as Nsansa |
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Esther Singini as Bupe |
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Blessings Bhamjee as Young Shula |
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Doris Naulapwa as Shula's Mother |
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Henry B.J. Phiri as Shula's Father |
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Roy Chisha as Uncle Fred |
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Benson Mumba as Joseph |
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Chungu Bwalya as Farm Club Presenter 1 |
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Margaret Mulubwa as Farm Club Presenter 2 |
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Mary Mulabo as Beatrice |
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Norah Mwansa as Widow / Chichi |
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Hildah Mwanza as Matron 1 |
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Febby Lungu as Matron 2 |
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Gillian Sakala as Aunty Ruth |
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Carol Natasha Mwale as Aunty Catherine |
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Loveness Nakwiza as Aunty Linda |
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Bwalya Chipampata as Aunty Bukata |
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Faustina Tembo as Gossiping Woman 1 |
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Justina Mudenda as Gossiping Woman 2 |
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Esther Yobe as Musonda |
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Sombo Kapole as Mapalo |
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Stella Njolomba as Aunty Sampa |
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Benson Mshanga as Coal Man |
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Aaron Sakala as Boarding House Security Guard |
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Cathy Mazambani as Female Student |
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Mwaale Chendende as Farm Club Kid |
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Fred Mumba as Print Shop Owner |
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Dinah Kayumba as Aunty 1 |
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Edwidge Lunkoto as Aunty 2 |
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Andrew Simutinta as Young Man 1 |
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Brian Muleya as Young Man 2 |
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Ethel Banda as Female Student |
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Ezekiel Banda as Uncle Enoch |
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Salati Phiri as Uncle Lucky |
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Geliate Mwale as Uncle Gabriel |
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Grace Phiri as Widow's Friend |
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Margaret Khonje as Ba Doreen |
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Gracious Kalema as Subi |
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Patience Kalema as Chiko |
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Samuel Tembo as Jonas |
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Malita Mulenga as Widow's Grandmother |
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Travers Merrill as Farm Club Storyteller |
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Elizabeth Mubita as Praying Woman 1 |
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Dinah Mbao as Praying Woman 2 |
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Royce Mutentwa Habeenzu as Widow's Aunty 1 |
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Queen Chimimba as Aunty Stella |
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Victor Phiri as Uncle VIncent |
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Henry Kapinga as Uncle David |
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Johnny Mulenga as Uncle John |
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Mark Mbewe as Widow's Uncle |
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Agatha Mweemba as Aunty Moyo |
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Agness Phiri as Widow's Aunty 2 |
| Directing | Rungano Nyoni | Director |
| Production | Tim Cole | Producer |
| Production | Ed Guiney | Producer |
| Writing | Rungano Nyoni | Writer |
| Production | Andrew Lowe | Producer |
| Production | Eva Yates | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Nathan Nugent | Editor |
| Art | Malin Lindholm | Production Design |
| Camera | David Gallego | Director of Photography |
| Production | Isabella Odoffin | Casting |
| Production | Christian Vesper | Executive Producer |
| Production | Olivia Sleiter | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Lucrecia Dalt | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Estelle Don Banda | Costume Design |
| Art | Victoria Richards | Art Direction |
| Production | Gabriel Gauchet | Co-Producer |
| Art | Chelangat Lebo | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Ade Oshin | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Olivier Dandré | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Olivier Dandré | Sound Designer |