I Am Not a Witch

Rungano Nyoni, UK, France, 2017o

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Following a banal incident in her local village in Africa, 8-year old girl Shula is accused of witchcraft. After a short trial she is found guilty, taken into state custody and exiled to a witch camp in the middle of a desert. At the camp she takes part in an initiation ceremony where she is shown the rules surrounding her new life as a witch. Like the other residents, Shula is tied to a ribbon which is attached to a coil that perches in a large tree. She is told that should she ever cut the ribbon, she'll be cursed and transformed into a goat.

Rungano Nyoni wuchs selbst in Sambia auf; als sie neun war, zogen ihre Eltern mit ihr nach Wales. Ihr Langfilmdebüt fusst auf realen Zuständen in Afrika, Nyoni überhöht diese aber zu einem Märchen mit bissiger Satire. Quasi «Di chli Häx» für Erwachsene.

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Genre
Drama
Running time
98 Min.
Original languages
English, Tongan
Ratings
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ØYour rating6.9/10
IMDB user:
6.9 (4620)
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< 3 votes
Critics:
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Cast & Crewo

Maggie MulubwaShula
Henry B.J. PhiriMr. Banda
Gloria HuwilerTourist
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