I Am Not a Witch (2017)

Directed by

Rungano Nyoni

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

12

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 136 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl in Zambia is accused of being a witch and is sent to a camp for witches. She must decide whether to accept her role as a tourist attraction or escape.

satiricaldryly comicthought-provokingunsettlingslow-pacedvisually starksharpmelancholic

What happens

I Am Not a Witch is a 2017 drama film written and directed by Rungano Nyoni in her feature debut film. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for Nyoni and producer Emily Morgan at the 71st British Academy Film Awards. It was selected as the British entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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