On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

Late at night, on her way home from a costume party, Shula drives along a deserted road and discovers her uncle lying dead on the ground. As preparations for the funeral begin, she and her cousins gradually uncover the family’s hidden secrets, while their aunts would rather bury them along with Uncle Fred. With her Cannes-award-winning feature film, oscillating between comedy and social drama, Rungano Nyoni delivers a razor-sharp reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves, boldly breaking multiple taboos along the way.