100 mins |
Rated
PG-13 (for thematic material involving sexual abuse, some drug use and suggestive references.)
Directed by Rungano Nyoni, Rungano Nyoni
Starring Susan Chardy, Elizabeth Chisela, Henry B.J. Phiri
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, in filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.
Winner - Cannes Film Festival, 2024:
Un Certain Regard - Best Director (Rungano Nyoni)
Winner - British Independent Film Awards, 2024: Breakthrough Performance (Susan Chardy)
Best Director (Rungano Nyoni)
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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, in filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.
Winner - Cannes Film Festival, 2024:
Un Certain Regard - Best Director (Rungano Nyoni)
Winner - British Independent Film Awards, 2024: Breakthrough Performance (Susan Chardy)
Best Director (Rungano Nyoni)
