Zambian cinema is a small but growing presence on the African film scene, with local productions increasingly telling stories rooted in the country's own communities and struggles. Killing the Shepherd (2021) is one such film finding its audience beyond Zambia's borders. See what Macca made of it below.
Rating: 3.5★
There's a scene early in Rungano Nyoni's I Am Not a Witch where a young girl is accused of witchcraft for reasons so flimsy, so breathtakingly absurd, that you'd almost laugh if the consequences weren't so horrifying. That collision of the ridiculous
Genre Documentary
★★★ — Killing the Shepherd (2021)
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