‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’: The past is neither dead nor past in this Zambian parable
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” makes a valid argument for speaking ill of the dead, especially if it bucks this respectful ...
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Is Shocking, Surreal — and Absolutely Brilliant
Zambian filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s second feature starts with a dead body in the road. It ends with rage, righteousness, and a ...
The New Yorker6d
The Resounding Silences of “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”
In Rungano Nyoni’s drama, a death in a middle-class Zambian family unearths a history of sexual violence.
Movie Review: A reckoning in surreal, riveting ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’
“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” an A24 release in theaters Friday, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association for ...
Meet Susan Chardy, the Breakout Star of Rungano Nyoni’s Thrilling and Urgent On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Shula serves as our guide, her internal struggle—brilliantly captured by Chardy’s anguished calm—anchoring On Becoming a ...
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Rungano Nyoni’s “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” is a surreal and emotional journey through one family’s pent-up trauma.