On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

Directed by Rungano Nyoni
PG-13
2024    1h 38mDrama, Comedy
7.0100%68%
Rent for $5.99
On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As the funeral unfolds, the cousins unveil the buried secrets of their Zambian family, in a vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.

Cast of On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

  • Susan ChardyShula
  • Elizabeth ChiselaNsansa
  • Esther SinginiBupe
  • Blessings BhamjeeYoung Shula
  • Doris NaulapwaShula's Mother
  • Henry B.J. PhiriShula's Father
  • Roy ChishaUncle Fred
  • Benson MumbaJoseph
  • Chungu BwalyaFarm Club Presenter 1
  • Margaret MulubwaFarm Club Presenter 2
  • Mary MulaboBeatrice
  • Norah MwansaWidow / Chichi
  • Hildah MwanzaMatron 1
  • Febby LunguMatron 2
  • Gillian SakalaAunty Ruth
  • Carol Natasha MwaleAunty Catherine
  • Loveness NakwizaAunty Linda
  • Bwalya ChipampataAunty Bukata
  • Faustina TemboGossiping Woman 1
  • Justina MudendaGossiping Woman 2
  • Esther YobeMusonda
  • Sombo KapoleMapalo
  • Stella NjolombaAunty Sampa
  • Benson MshangaCoal Man
  • Aaron SakalaBoarding House Security Guard
  • Cathy MazambaniFemale Student
  • Mwaale ChendendeFarm Club Kid
  • Fred MumbaPrint Shop Owner
  • Dinah KayumbaAunty 1
  • Edwidge LunkotoAunty 2
  • Andrew SimutintaYoung Man 1
  • Brian MuleyaYoung Man 2
  • Ethel BandaFemale Student
  • Ezekiel BandaUncle Enoch
  • Salati PhiriUncle Lucky
  • Geliate MwaleUncle Gabriel
  • Grace PhiriWidow's Friend
  • Margaret KhonjeBa Doreen
  • Gracious KalemaSubi
  • Patience KalemaChiko
  • Samuel TemboJonas
  • Malita MulengaWidow's Grandmother
  • Travers MerrillFarm Club Storyteller
  • Elizabeth MubitaPraying Woman 1
  • Dinah MbaoPraying Woman 2
  • Royce Mutentwa HabeenzuWidow's Aunty 1
  • Queen ChimimbaAunty Stella
  • Victor PhiriUncle VIncent
  • Henry KapingaUncle David
  • Johnny MulengaUncle John
  • Mark MbeweWidow's Uncle
  • Agatha MweembaAunty Moyo
  • Agness PhiriWidow's Aunty 2
  • Rungano NyoniDirector / Writer
  • Tim ColeProducer
  • Ed GuineyProducer
  • Andrew LoweProducer

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Ratings & Reviews

  • SpanktacularMay 8, 2025
    Went in blind expecting a comedy... Instead got a heavy drama about familial abuse. Also, tradition is poison.

 

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