THE On Becoming a Guinea Fowl trailer shows off A24’s new film with a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score. Written and directed by Rungano Nyoni, known for I’m not a witchA24’s new film follows a young woman who discovers her uncle’s body on an empty road in the middle of the night, and as funeral proceedings begin around her, she and her cousins ​​bring to light long-buried secrets from their midst. . upper class Zambian family. The cast includes Susan Chardy, Elizabeth Chisela, Henry BJ Phiri, Roy Chisha and Blessings Bhamjee.
Now, A24 launched the first official trailer for On Becoming a Guinea Fowl. It begins with a young Zambian woman named Shula who, returning home from a friend’s party dressed as Missy Elliot, stumbles upon her uncle’s body in the middle of the road. As the family gathers for the funeral, Shula and her cousins ​​begin to uncover hidden truths about their middle-class Zambian family’s cycle of abuse. Watch the trailer below:
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Source: A24
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl follows Shula as she discovers her uncle’s body on a deserted road. Against the backdrop of an imminent funeral, she and her cousins ​​expose secrets hidden within their middle-class Zambian family. Released in 2024, the film weaves mystery and family drama.
- Director
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Rungano Nyoni
- Release date
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May 16, 2024
- Cast
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Henry BJ Phiri, Travers Merrill
- Character(s)
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Shula’s father, Farm Club storyteller
- Execution time
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95 minutes