Review: In the subtly powerful 'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,' stubborn wrongs linger during a funeral

Review: In the subtly powerful 'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,' stubborn wrongs linger during a funeral

The second feature of writer-director Rungano Nyoni ("I Am Not a Witch") shows her developing strongly with a story graced by buried trauma and female power.

The Resounding Silences of “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”

Justin Chang reviews the film “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” directed by Rungano Nyoni and starring Susan Chardy, Roy Chisha, Elizabeth Chisela, and Esther Singini.

'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' review: A fierce, acerbic Zambian comedy-drama about community

The second feature by Zambian-Welsh director Rungano Nyoni, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is a brilliantly wry film of funeral traditions and familial idiosyncrasies. Tackling dark familial secrets with acerbic wit, it explores a culture of silence around sexual abuse. The result is a fiercely feminist tale filled with powerful observations, told through the eyes of a woman struggling with her commitment to community, as she’s backed into corners by…

‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ deserves to be seen by as many people as possible

This is cinema as protest, sending its rage at misogyny, late-stage capitalism, colonization, and so many more

A reckoning in surreal, riveting ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’

Shula is driving home from a fancy dress party one night when she encounters an unusual sight in the middle of a country road: her Uncle Fred’s dead body. But Shula, portrayed by Susan Chardy, does not behave in a way that we would expect. She doesn’t cry out in horror or appear the least […] The post A reckoning in surreal, riveting ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ appeared first on MACAU DAILY TIMES 澳門每日時報.