MFDB

Storyline

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 in the middle of a desert. 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 in a large tree. She is told that should she ever cut the ribbon, she'll be cursed and transformed into a goat.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2017
Directors' Fortnight
BFI London Film Festival 2017
First Feature Competition
Festival Internacional de Cinema d'Autor de Barcelona (D'A) 2018
Movistar Plus Sessions

BAFTA Awards 2018
Winner:
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: Rungano Nyoni (Writer/Director), Emily Morgan (Producer)