On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

7.8

Dec 06 2024

2h 39m

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.

Susan Chardy

Susan Chardy

Shula

Elizabeth Chisela

Elizabeth Chisela

Nsansa

Esther Singini

Esther Singini

Bupe

Blessings Bhamjee

Blessings Bhamjee

Young Shula

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