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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

Feature Film | Fiction

Woman with curly hair wearing a patterned shirt standing outdoors at night with blurred buildings and plants in the background.
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl © A24
Hof 8

Dir.: Rungano Nyoni | UK/ZM/IE 2024 | Feature Film | 99 min. | Original with English subtitles
Starring: Susan Chardy, Elizabeth Chisela, Esther Singini, Henry B.J. Phiri, Norah Mwansa, Doris Naulapwa, Gillian Sakala, and others

A surreal vision of Zambia: furniture wrapped in plastic wrap, people sleeping in pools, and a colorful guinea fowl warning the other animals of approaching predators. This is where Shula’s facade, hidden beneath a glittering helmet, begins to crumble as her family arrives and repressed memories come flooding back.

Hof 8

3D map of the MQ complex highlighting courtyard 8 and surrounding buildings.
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