‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ is a searing African fable
The guinea fowl is a ubiquitous, henlike bird native to Africa, where it’s known for traveling in flocks and raising a noisy ...
In the subtly powerful ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,’ stubborn wrongs linger during a funeral
The second feature of writer-director Rungano Nyoni ("I Am Not a Witch") shows her developing strongly with a story graced by ...
Boulder Weekly8d
Warning flair
The A24 flick strands audiences between realistic and speculative storytelling as a family copes with a complicated death.
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Is Shocking, Surreal — and Absolutely Brilliant
This peerless PTSD drama starts with a body in the road. It ends with rage, righteousness and a reminder that its takes a village to keep a secret.
Her films put a uniquely surreal Africa on the map. Rungano Nyoni won’t be limited by expectations
The Zambian-born director has, with only two features, stunned film festivals and emerged as a major African voice, one ...
The Daily of the University of Washington6d
Review: ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’
Rungano Nyoni’s “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” is not only a stunning piece of art, but a stirring, scathing call to break the ...
Yahoo6d
'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' is a searing African fable
The guinea fowl is a ubiquitous, henlike bird native to Africa, where it’s known for traveling in flocks and raising a noisy alarm when predators are nearby. In Rungano Nyoni’s scalding Cannes ...