内容摘要：The conservative opposition alliance of parties was likely to claim only 41 seats.

The conservative opposition alliance of parties was likely to claim only 41 seats.

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, kisses the hand of the son of his nephew Nikitas Vasalos as father Kostas looks on, in Lagada village, Amorgos island, Greece, March 29, 2025.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, kisses the hand of the son of his nephew Nikitas Vasalos as father Kostas looks on, in Lagada village, Amorgos island, Greece, March 29, 2025.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon speaks with a newly married French couple Thomas and Valentine on their way to the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon speaks with a newly married French couple Thomas and Valentine on their way to the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Especially during Lent, Father Spyridon cherishes his mission to be present for his people – whether a short walk away or visiting from around the world.

“People are sent by God and it’s the responsibility of the monks to welcome them and feed their hunger for spirituality and for a better hope for the future,” he said.The monastery is blinding white in the Aegean sunshine. During the pitch-black nights, its small windows are the only specks of light in the swirl of stars.

For Father Spyridon, to be “shapers of light” is the essence of everyone’s vocation – and the special blessing of Amorgos’ remote monastery.

“Here, it is about the soul, the spirit, the eternal part of us,” he said.But Shula, portrayed by Susan Chardy, does not behave in a way that we would expect. She doesn’t cry out in horror or appear the least bit upset or shocked by the sight. Instead, we sit there with her in silence, her in sunglasses and a silver helmeted mask adorned with sparkling rhinestones. Shula looks straight out of a music video as she stares off into the distance. This, we realize quickly, is going to be a thing. At the very least, it’s an inconvenience, ripping her out of her independent life and back into the throes of her traditional family, their patriarchal ways and all their crippling secrets.

This is the opening scene of “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,”darkly comedic, stylish and hauntingly bizarre portrait of a Zambian family funeral. It is perhaps the first great film of 2025 — though it’s technically been awaiting its moment in the United States since 2024. It premiered last year at the

and has already had a run in the U.K.to have something this great in the cinemas to shake audiences out of their end-of-the-road awards contender boredom. What better way to do it than with something so different, so vibrant and so unforgettable as “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” only the second feature from the self-taught filmmaker.