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This review was originally published on May 25, 2024 out of the Cannes Film Festival.
We are recirculating it now timed to On Becoming a Guinea Fowls theatrical release.
Rungano Nyonis lovelyOn Becoming a Guinea Fowlwon a Best Director prize in theUn Certain Regard section of Cannesthis year.
I suspect the blend of absurdist humor with horrific undercurrents will resonate.
Dad, its Shula.
We wouldnt be wrong, exactly, but director Nyoni has other plans in store for us.
Framed by the needs of a traditional funeral, the world appears to have become topsy-turvy.
Characters appear mysteriously from one scene to the other.
People judge others for the precise pitch of their wails.
Every emotion feels like the opposite of what might ordinarily be expected.
The host begins to give clues about a special and unusual animal found in Africa.
It lives to 20 years and can be brown, red, yellow, black or white.
Sometimes, the only way to preserve your sanity is to go a little insane yourself.
