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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
2024
· Movie
· 99 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
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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.
Details
- Director
- Rungano Nyoni
- Writer
- Rungano Nyoni
- Studio
- A24, Fremantle, BBC Film, Element Pictures
- Released
- 6 December 2024
- Country
- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 10 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 21 →10 wins from 21 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2017 | Caméra d'Or | Nominee | |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2017 | Best International Film | Nominee | |
| Zurich Film Festival 2024 | Feature Film | Winner | |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards 2018 | Breakthrough of the Year | Winner | |
| AFI Fest 2017 | Audience Award | Nominee | |
| Adelaide Film Festival 2017 | Foxtel Movies International Award | Winner | |
| Adelaide Film Festival 2017 | International Feature Film Award | Winner | |
| Africa International Film Festival 2017 | Best Feature Film | Winner |
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Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination
| Caméra d'Or | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Winner | |
| Douglas Hickox Award | Winner | |
| Best Debut Screenwriter | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Nominee |
Adelaide Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Foxtel Movies International Award | Winner | |
| International Feature Film Award | Winner |
Stockholm Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Directorial Debut | Winner | |
| Bronze horse: Best Film | Nominee |
Africa International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature Film | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Winner |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough of the Year | Winner |
Mumbai Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Mention | Winner |
Zurich Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Film | Winner |
AFI Fest
1 nomination
| Audience Award | Nominee |
CPH:PIX
1 nomination
| New Talent Grand PIX | Nominee |
Filmfest München
1 nomination
| Best Film By An Emerging Director | Nominee |
London Critics Circle Film Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year | Nominee |
London Film Festival
1 nomination
| First Feature Competition | Nominee |
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best European Fantastic Feature Film | Nominee |