I Am Not a Witch (2017)

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... See full summary »

Director:

Rungano Nyoni

Writer:

Rungano Nyoni

Stars:

Benfors 'Wee Do, Boyd Banda, Kalundu Banda

Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 15 wins & 27 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Benfors 'Wee Do	...	Blind Child
Boyd Banda	...	Man in Courtroom
Kalundu Banda	...	Man in Courtroom
Boniventure	...	Hotel Staff
Brisky	...	Herself - Hip Hop Singer
Patricia Carreira	...	Tourist
Patricia Chaambwa	...	Blind Child
Mureene Chaba	...	Man in Courtroom
Janet Chaile	...	Witch
Felix Chibole	...	Villager
Chichi	...	Tourist
Martha Chig'Ambo	...	Witch
Masanbo Chikunga	...	Motorbike Driver
Loveness Chilndo	...	Witch
Joyce Chilombo	...	Witch

Storyline

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. 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 on a large truck. She is told that should she ever cut the ribbon, she'll be cursed and transformed into a goat.

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Plot Keywords:

witch | africa | little girl | police | bathtub | 

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Taglines:

A funny, provocative and enchanting Agrican tale.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [UK] Official site [UK]

Country:

UK France Germany Zambia

Language:

English Nyanja

Release Date:

7 September 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nem vagyok boszorkány

Filming Locations:

Zambia

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,252, 9 September 2018, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$50,318, 13 December 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arte Prize,BFI Film Fund,Centre National de la Cinématographie et de l'Image Animée

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film's premiere was at Cannes International Film Festival in May 2017.

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Soundtracks

American Boy
Written by Will.i.am (as Will Adams), Kanye West, John Legend (as John Stephens), Estelle (as Estelle Swaray), Joshua Lopez (as Josh Lopez), Caleb Speir, Keith Ernesto Harris (as Keith Harris) and Kweli Ebon Washington (as Kweli Washington)
Performed by Estelle featuring Kanye West

User Reviews

Odd, quirky, tragic and at times very funny.

Funny, touching and tragic film about the oppression of women in an archaic patriarchal society. I wanted to really like this film for 2 reasons: It has the cinematographer from 'Embrace of the Serpent' and it was produced by Ffilm Cymru Wales, where I'm from. But the tone dragged it down a little. It was very funny in places, and I felt a little guilty for laughing as the subject content was a little disturbing. That made the film very odd. While odd isn't bad, it just meant it was harder to work out. It's a comedy tragedy in that respect, which is very difficult to do. The film obviously looked amazing though with David Gallego as DoP but just didn't click all the way through.