But a person’s life, and its ripple effects, have a way of lingering. Delicate but fierce, “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” is the second feature from the Zambian-born, Welsh-raised writer ...

Filmmaker Rungano Nyoni's spellbinding melodrama On Becoming a Guinea Fowl begins with a woman named ... more vulnerable side that Chisela, a fine performer, captures wonderfully.

Or did they have an accident? Shula (a haunting Susan Chardy), the protagonist of Rungano Nyoni’s startling feature On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, didn’t plan to stop, but a pang of recognition ...

Susan Chardy plays Shula in "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl." Credit: Chibesa Mulumba / A24 The second feature by Zambian-Welsh director Rungano Nyoni, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is a brilliantly wry ...

You should watch the surreal new movie On Becoming a Guinea Fowl. It opens with a Zambian woman finding her uncle's body on the road. His death brings the family together from near and far ...

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 ...

“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” makes a valid argument for speaking ill of the dead, especially if it bucks this respectful tradition by revealing the harm they caused while living. In this ...

From truffle mash topped with guinea fowl to winter fruits poached ... In a world-first, everyone in the fine-dining establishment — whether they are seating tables or chopping vegetables ...

Her follow-up, “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” cemented her status as one of the most notable filmmakers currently telling African stories. The film, which debuted in the Un Certain Regard ...

When we first meet Shula (Susan Chardy), the quietly unbending protagonist of “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” she is driving ... Chardy’s watchful, fine-grained performance is crucial to ...

For the guinea fowl, smear the guinea fowl all over with ... Strain the sauce through a fine sieve into a small pan and return to a medium heat. Bring the sauce to a gentle simmer, then stir ...