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, in filmmaker Rungano Nyoni's surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.

estrelado / starring / avec :
Elizabeth CHISELA, Henry B.J. PHIRI, Susan CHARDY

um filme de / film by / un film de
Rungano NYONI

Zambia, Ireland, UK | 2024 | Fiction, 1h35 | Fantasy

Countries | Nationalités : UK, Zambia, Ireland | Grande-Bretagne, Zambie, Irlande
Language | Langue : English | Anglais
Production Year | Année de production : 2024
Length | Durée : 95 minutes (1h35)
Original Title (in English) | Titre original (en anglais) : On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Title (French) | Titre (français) : Histoire d'une pintade


CAST | ACTRICES - ACTEURS :
Elizabeth Chisela (Nsansa),
Susan Chardy (Shula),
Henry B.J. Phiri (Dad)

Regisseurin | Director | Réalisatrice : Rungano NYONI
Screenplay | Scénario : Rungano Nyoni
Editing | Montage : Nathan Nugent
Music | Musique : Lucrecia Dalt
Cinematography | Image : David Gallego
Sound | Son : Olivier Dandré
Production Design | Décors : Malin Lindholm



PREMIOS / AWARDS / PRIX (selection)
* Bester Film - Best Film Award (Zurich Film Festival, Suisse, 2024)
* Un Certain Regard Best Director award / Prix de la meilleure réalisation (77ème Festival de Cannes, France, 2024)



FESTIVALS / EXIBIÇÕES / SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection)


/// 2024 | Bester Film (Best Film Award) | Zurich Film Festival | (Zurich, Switzerland)

/// 2024 | Selection | Chicago International Film Festival | (Chicago, USA)

/// 2024 | Selection | London Film Festival | (London, UK)

/// 2024 | Selection | Melbourne International Film Festival - MIFF | 08/08/2024 - 25/08/2024 | (Melbourne, Australie)

/// 2024 | Selection | Festival international du Film de Durban - DIFF | (Durban, Afrique du Sud)

/// 2024 | World Premiere (Un Certain Regard) | 77ème Festival de Cannes | (Cannes, France)
/// 2024 | Un Certain Regard Best Director award - Prix de la meilleure réalisation (Un Certain Regard) | 77ème Festival de Cannes | (Cannes, France)



Quelle / Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine
- www.festival-cannes.com/f/on-becoming-a-guinea-fowl/
- https://elementpictures.ie/film/
- https://a24films.com/films/on-becoming-a-guinea-fowl
- trigon-film.org/fr/films/on-becoming-a-guinea-fowl/
Updated by Audrey Janichon, Thierno Dia, 24 Dec 2024