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A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 87/100. Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 94% of the 4,722 2020s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic87/100
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
46 audience votes
Key crew
- Rungano NyoniDirector
- Rungano NyoniWriter
- Lucrecia DaltOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- 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
Stills
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Themes
cautionary