PG-13
2024    1h 39mDrama, Comedy
7.0100%65%7.5
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On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As the funeral unfolds, the cousins unveil the buried secrets of their Zambian family, in a vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.
Directed by Rungano Nyoni
  • Susan ChardyShula
  • Elizabeth ChiselaNsansa
  • Esther SinginiBupe
  • Blessings BhamjeeYoung Shula
  • Doris NaulapwaShula's Mother
  • Henry B.J. PhiriShula's Father
  • Roy ChishaUncle Fred
  • Benson MumbaJoseph
  • Chungu BwalyaFarm Club Presenter 1
  • Margaret MulubwaFarm Club Presenter 2
  • Mary MulaboBeatrice
  • Norah MwansaWidow / Chichi
  • Hildah MwanzaMatron 1
  • Febby LunguMatron 2
  • Gillian SakalaAunty Ruth
  • Carol Natasha MwaleAunty Catherine
  • Loveness NakwizaAunty Linda
  • Bwalya ChipampataAunty Bukata
  • Faustina TemboGossiping Woman 1
  • Justina MudendaGossiping Woman 2
  • cultfilmlikerJanuary 18, 2026
    Customary Dissonance or: the Inability to Evolve within Tradition Zambian Festen My mother did not enjoy that this film was labeled a comedy Currently Ranked #18/197 in 2025 Ranked Added to The Non-English Niche
  • Kevin WardJanuary 19, 2026
    Loved this and the way the plot unfolds. A woman is waiting in a car with a man dead in the street, waiting for authorities to show up. You slowly find out how each person is related and gradually unravel the many secret sins of the dead. So many creatively framed shots in this, including the very last shot. 
  • SpanktacularMay 8, 2025
    Went in blind expecting a comedy... Instead got a heavy drama about familial abuse. Also, tradition is poison.
  • David HarrisonJanuary 18, 2026
    Starts off very surreal, but eventually collapses into mundanity. I didn't dislike it.
  • Rowan KrzysiakDecember 29, 2025
    An insight into a different world. A terrible story underpinned with moments of dark comedy. It's fairly short and punchy. It works.

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