Female Film Critics 24/375
Writer/director Rungano Nyoni’s beautifully crafted, profoundly provocative first feature about witchcraft in Zambia is a rich mix of smart satire and sharp social commentary, pointing out how superstition and fear lead to women being blamed for misfortune.
Rungano Nyoni embellishes reality somewhat as a quiet pre-teen girl (Maggie Mulubwa, whose big, round saucer eyes fill in most of the blanks in her performance), oddly attired in a T-shirt bearing the slogan “bootycall,” is accused of being a budding sorceress when she happens to be nearby a woman after she trips and spills the bucket of water she was carrying on her head.
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