Mar 19, 2025 · "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl," Rungano Nyoni's new film, explores grief, secrets and trauma among a Zambian family. Susan Chardy is great in her debut.

Jul 8, 2025 · Max just added "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl," an award-winning black comedy beloved by critics.

Mar 11, 2025 · On Becoming A Guinea Fowl is a bold, moving piece of filmmaking. Written and directed by Rungano Nyoni (who won Un Certain Regard - Best Director at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival), it …

Mar 5, 2025 · “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” an A24 release in theaters Friday, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association for “thematic material, sexual abuse, suggestive references and some …

Mar 7, 2025 · In “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” the precious, anguished intimacies that Shula exchanges with her cousins are relentlessly pressurized by the social obligations and anxieties of the …

Mar 7, 2025 · Thanks to a magnifying lead turn from Susan Chardy, Rungano Nyoni ensures you will not forget ‘ On Becoming a Guinea Fowl ’, as one of the year’s most important movies.

Sep 9, 2025 · Re: the title On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (now streaming on HBO Max). The animal, a pheasant-like sub-Saharan African bird, has a distinct call that alerts anything within earshot of an …

An A24 Films release. Rungano Nyoni’s On Becoming a Guinea Fowl begins in long shot on a straight, deserted country road illuminated by dim pools of light from above. A car appears in the distance …

Mar 9, 2025 · The movie "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl" is set in Zambia and deals in grief and dark family secrets. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to director Rungano Nyoni and actor Susan Chardy …

Mar 18, 2025 · I’m struggling to recall a movie that left me as viscerally angry as writer-director Rungano Nyoni’s On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, opening locally at the Kan-Kan Cinema & Restaurant.