I Am Not A Witch Official Trailer

Zambianborn Welsh director Rungano Nyoni is set to make her mark on British cinema with her groundbreaking first feature, ,IAmNotAWitch. Sharply satirical and boldly provocative, the film garnered incredible praise from audiences and critics alike at the Cannes 2017 Directors Fortnight. When eightyearold Shula turns up alone and unannounced in a rural Zambian village, the locals are suspicious. A minor incident escalates to a fullblown witch trial, where she is found guilty and sentenced to life on a staterun witch camp. There, she is tethered to a long white ribbon and told that if she ever tries to run away, she will be transformed into a goat. As the days pass, Shula begins to settle into her new community, but a threat looms on the horizon. Soon she is forced to make a difficult decision whether to resign herself to life on the camp, or take a risk for freedom. At times moving, often funny and occasionally surreal, I Am Not a Witch offers spellbinding storytelling with flashes of ana