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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
2024· PG-13· 1h 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.
2024-12-06
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Key Crew
DirectorRungano Nyoni
WriterRungano Nyoni
ProducerAndrew Lowe
Director of PhotographyDavid Gallego
Original Music ComposerLucrecia Dalt
EditorNathan Nugent
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Details
Released2024-12-06
Runtime1h 39m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosA24 · Fremantle · BBC Film
LanguagesChichewa; Nyanja · English
CountriesIreland · United Kingdom · United States of America
Rating7.6/10 · 41 votes
Original languageen
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