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  • On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024)
  • PG-13
    99 min | Comedy, Drama
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024)
PG-13
99 min | Comedy, Drama
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
Writer
Rungano Nyoni (written by)
Producers
Tim Cole (produced by) | Ed Guiney (produced by) | Andrew Lowe (produced by)
Composer
Lucrecia Dalt (original score by)
Cinematographer
David Gallego
Editor
Nathan Nugent
Casting Director
Isabella Odoffin
Production Designer
Malin Lindholm
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Release date
Oct 3, 2024 (United States)
Awards
9 wins & 12 nominations

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Susan Chardy
Shula Shula   See fewer
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Roy Chisha
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Doris Naulapwa
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Mary Mulabo
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Hildah Mwanza
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