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A24 Boards Rungano Nyoni’s Cannes Entry ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Rungano Nyoni's 'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' has been picked up by A24 ahead of its world premiere at Cannes Film Festival next month.
“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” the second feature from Zambian-Welsh writer-director Rungano Nyoni, has been picked up by A24 for international sales ahead of its world premiere at Cannes Film Festival next month. While the plot has been kept under wraps, in his lineup announcement Cannes director Thierry Fremaux said the film was a “family drama” set in Africa and also a “comedy,” describing it as “very strong.” In her review of the film, Variety ‘s Jessica Kiang said that it investigated the “dichotomies of ancient and modern, familiar and alien, prosaic and mystical,” adding that Nyoni “clearly has a great deal she wants to say, and now, thanks to this invigorating, intriguing and provocative debut, she has a whole career ahead of her in which to say it.”
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