

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
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.
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- Language
- Chichewa; Nyanja
- cautionary
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United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York Film Festival3 Oct 2024
- PremiereMill Valley Film Festival5 Oct 2024
- PremierePhiladelphia Film Festival19 Oct 2024
- PremiereSCAD Savannah Film Festival27 Oct 2024
- PremiereSt. Louis International Film Festival16 Nov 2024
- Theatrical (limited)PG-13New York City, NY & Los Angeles, CA7 Mar 2025
- Theatrical (limited)PG-13Limited expansion14 Mar 2025
- Theatrical (limited)PG-13Limited expansion22 Mar 2025
- Digital / OTTPG-138 Apr 2025
- Digital / OTTPG-13Max4 Jul 2025
- TVPG-13HBO5 Jul 2025
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival10 Oct 2024
- Theatrical12A6 Dec 2024
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival18 Aug 2024
- PremiereSydney Film Festival10 Jun 2025
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival5 Sept 2024
- PremiereVancouver International Film Festival1 Oct 2024
American SamoaAS
- Digital / OTT7 Apr 2025
- Digital / OTTMax3 Jul 2025
AustriaAT
- PremiereVienna International Film Festival18 Oct 2024
BrazilBR
- PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival4 Oct 2025
CzechiaCZ
- PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival 28 Jun 2024
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival16 May 2024
GuamGU
- Digital / OTT8 Apr 2025
- Digital / OTTMax4 Jul 2025
Hong KongHK
- PremiereHong Kong International Film Festival11 Apr 2025
IrelandIE
- Theatrical15A6 Dec 2024
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl was released on 6 December 2024.
Audience reviews
2- C7/10
CinemaSerf
12/7/2024
"Shula" (Susan Chardy) is returning from a fancy dress party late one evening when she encounters a corpse on the road. A quick investigation reveals the body as that of her "Uncle Fred". She doesn't appear terribly upset at the news and neither does her partying father when she calls to tell him! Her evening doesn't get any better with the arrival of her drunken cousin "Nsansa" (Elizabeth Chisela) and when the polic…
- B7/10
Brent Marchant
4/17/2025
A pertinent fact about the little-known African bird known as the guinea fowl is that they have a unique, loud call that can be heard at quite a range, not only amongst their own kind, but also among all of the other animals within earshot. That can prove quite valuable both for the members of their own flock and for all other nearby vulnerable creatures when predators approach. While that may sound like useless triv…
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