“powerfully dreamlike” Danny Leigh, Financial Times

The buried secrets of a middle-class Zambian family are brought to light at the funeral of a family member.  This powerful yet surreal drama won Welsh-Zambian writer-director Rungano Nyoni (I Am Not a Witch) a Cannes Un Certain Regard directing award; and has cemented her reputation as a rising star. 

“Rungano Nyoni is one of the most exciting voices in cinema today and On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is abject proof: a disquieting, blistering examination of a family where social status trumps blood ties.” Kambole Campbell, Empire Magazine