I Am Not A Witch

Showtime – Saturday September 22nd at 2:45 pm

92 minutes / UK, France, Germany / English, Nyanja

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Not Rated: Admission restricted to persons 18 years of age and older. Content not suitable for minors. May contain: frequent use of sexual activity, brutal/graphic violence, intense horror and/or other disturbing content.

After a minor incident in her village, nine-year-old Shula is exiled to a travelling witch camp where she is told that if she tries to escape she will be transformed into a goat. As she navigates through her new life with her fellow witches and a government official who espouses her, exploiting her innocence for his own gain, she must decide whether to accept her fate or risk the consequences of seeking freedom.

• I Am Not A Witch Interview with Rungano Nyoni

Reviews

“A winningly original and stylistically fresh debut feature from the young Zambia-born Welsh director Rungano Nyoni, I Am Not a Witch is one of the more buzzy premieres screening in the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. A fable-like story about a young African girl banished from her village for alleged witchcraft, it blends deadpan humor with light surrealism, vivid visuals and left-field musical choices.” — Stephen Dalton, Hollywood Reporter

Just a poem of sadness and truth. Exquisitely acted, shot and edited. Sound also extraordinary. Needs to be seen. [user review – non-critic review]

Superb Zambian fiction movie about witchcraft is guaranteed to make you both laugh and cry, thereby raising awareness of a very serious issue – Victor Fraga, Dirty Movies