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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (15*)

Film Africa

A woman with sunglasses, a sparkly helmet and red lipstick drives a car.

Rungano Nyoni writes and directs this surreal comedy/drama about family secrets in Zambia. 

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.

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Zambia-UK-Ireland 2024 dir Rungano Nyoni 95 min, in Bemba, English with English subtitles

Please note that this film features scenes that some viewers may find distressing.

Cinemas

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.