I Am Not A Witch
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Synopsis
When eight-year-old Shula turns up alone and unannounced in a rural Zambian village, the locals are suspicious. A minor incident escalates to a full-blown witch trial, where she is found guilty and sentenced to life on a state-run witch camp. There, she is tethered to a long white ribbon and told that if she ever tries to run away, she will be transformed into a goat. As the days pass, Shula begins to settle into her new community, but a threat looms on the horizon. Soon she is forced to make a difficult decision - whether to resign herself to life on the camp, or take a risk for freedom.
Cast
- Maggie Mulubwa
- Benfors 'Wee Do
- Boyd Banda
- Kalundu Banda
- Boniventure
- Brisky
- Patricia Carreira
- Patricia Chaambwa
- Mureene Chaba
- Janet Chaile
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I Am Not a Witch is as fresh as it is provocative despite a few false notes along the way, especially in the film’s third act.
John Fink
The Film Stage
A startling movie, I Am Not a Witch is many things. It’s a magic realist fable set in present-day Zambia that has plenty to say about gender and superstition. It’s also a satire, a tragedy and a comedy. And, impressively, debut writer-director Rungano Nyoni makes this heady mix work.
Anna Smith
Time Out London
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