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RASCOE: The film is called "On Becoming A Guinea Fowl." It starts with the death of a character known as Uncle Fred, his body found on an empty road late at night. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "ON BECOMING ...

The movie "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl" is set in Zambia and deals in grief and dark family secrets. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to director Rungano Nyoni and actor Susan Chardy about the movie.

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