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20/10/2017 Drama 1h 33m
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Overview

Convicted of witchcraft, 8-year-old Shula is brought to live in a penal colony where witches do hard labour in service of the government.

  1. Rungano Nyoni

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Maggie Mulubwa

    Shula

  2. Henry B.J. Phiri

    Mr. Banda

  3. Gloria Huwiler

    Tourist

  4. Nellie Munamonga

    Police Officer

  5. Dyna Mufuni

    Leader

  6. Nancy Murilo

    Charity

  7. Ritah Mubanga

    Sequinned Witch

  8. Chileshe Kalimamukwento

    Witness

  9. Travers Merrill

    Farmer

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-11-08
There’s a lovely scene towards the end of this film where the young “Shula” is secreted inside what looks like a papier-mâché prop from “Five Nights at Freddy’s” where the tourists approach her to discover she is a witch! That rather sums up the approach taken to this eight year old girl by a Zambian society that can’t quite decide whether she is to be burned at the stake or to be commercially exploited by the state. Her predicament all starts when she is tried for witchcraft in a rural court and sentenced to be sent to a camp populated by loads of other witches. Rather than ba...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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