I Am Not a Witch

(2017)

★ 6.7 IMDb · 140 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2017

Runtime: 93 мин

Country: France, Germany

Director: Rungano Nyoni

Cast: Maggie Mulubwa, Henry B.J. Phiri, Gloria Huwiler, Nellie Munamonga, Dyna Mufuni, Nancy Murilo, Ritah Mubanga, Chileshe Kalimamukwento, Travers Merrill

Plot

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.

Following a banal incident in her local village, 8-year old girl Shula is accused of witchcraft. After a short trial she is found guilty, taken into state custody and exiled to a witch camp. At the camp she takes part in an initiation ceremony where she is shown the rules surrounding her new life as a witch. Like the other residents, Shula is tied to a ribbon which is attached to a coil that perches on a large truck. She is told that should she ever cut the ribbon, she'll be cursed and transformed into a goat.