Benson Mumba

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024) throws you right into the tangled web of family secrets, awkward reunions, and the kind of drama that makes you squirm in your seat. Benson Mumba delivers a raw performance that really sticks with you—he’s not just playing a character, he’s living that quiet tension, those loaded silences. The story kicks off with a death—yeah, a funeral, always the best place for old wounds to bleed out. Relatives pour in, all smiles on the surface but you can tell there’s something boiling underneath. The air’s thick with resentment and unspoken truths; you almost want to crack a window. As the plot pushes forward, you start to see how everyone’s carrying some kind of baggage. There’s an unflinching look at what happens when a family tries to sweep things under the rug. Conversations get sharp, glances get shifty, and secrets—man, they just keep fizzing to the top. Mumba’s character moves through all this with this mix of vulnerability and bottled-up anger, making you root for him even when he’s at his messiest. Honestly, the film doesn’t hand you easy answers. It’s messy, complicated, and sometimes a little uncomfortable, but that’s what makes it so real. By the end, you’ll probably find yourself thinking about your own family skeletons. It’s one of those movies that doesn’t just end when the credits roll—it lingers, poking at you long after.