I AM NOT A WITCH
Rungano Nyoni, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Zambia, 2017, 92 min.
Synopsis.
After a banal incident in her village, an eight-year-old girl named Shula is accused of witchcraft. A speedy trial takes place and the state takes charge of her by locking her up in a witches' camp in the middle of the desert. There she undergoes an initiation ceremony and is taught the rules she must follow in her new life as a witch. Like her companions, Shula is tied to a white ribbon connected to a coil attached to the branch of a large tree. She is told that if she even thinks of cutting the ribbon, the curse will take effect and she will be transformed into a goat.
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