Following a banal incident in her local village, 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
Benfors ‘Wee Do, Boyd Banda, Kalundu Banda, Boniventure, Brisky
20 Oct 2017 (United Kingdom, France, Germany)
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 8 wins & 19 nominations.