Susan Chardy stars in a story about family and some deeper things. One day she finds her uncle dead in the street, and that’s where things only begin to unravel. This story dives deep into family dynamics, cultural impacts, and the way it makes you “forget” things- or pretend that you do.

Chardy gives a nonchalant performance at first, but then opens up the world around her. Her performance was hand in hand with what the story was telling you, and she is stylishly written and dressed. The rest of the movie is shot in a way that makes Susan feels like a ghost moving through a real life space. All the actors might as well have just been your normal, everyday people. Seeing technology used in a world that felt stuck back in time was a very poignant setting for a story like this.

This can only be described as a new type of dark comedy. You’ll feel frustrated from facts and details that often feel like they’re from dreams. Then you’ll laugh at how absurd the characters’ methods can be. Many parallels are made, but they don’t show you anything they didn’t need to, almost to protect the viewer and the characters.

I can’t say this movie left a huge impact on me personally, but I can respect the strength it takes to show a story like this. It has a lot to say about abuse and communication that will weigh heavy on you if it hits close to home. Rungano Nyoni directs a film in a small community that feels so far away yet so large.

6.5/10