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For many filmmakers of the new generation, satire has become a powerful response to problems that, at first, seem incomprehensible. 'I Am Not a Witch' is the perfect example: the drama presents a brutal reality in Africa, about child exile for alleged witchcraft in the 21st century. First feature film by director Rungano Nyoni brings, with irony, a reality where technology, modernity and superstition coexist. The result is a captivating movie, but one that makes us reflect.
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Plot summary
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.
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