The Grass Is Singing (1984)

Movie"A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy"
Audience Score
42
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NR 1 hr 45 minOct 5th, 1984Drama
In Southern Rhodesia in the 1940s, city-dweller Mary marries farmer Dick Turner and is plucked from the comforts of her cosmopolitan life and forced to live on his unsuccessful farm. Mary slowly goes insane and has a sexual affair with her black servant, Moses. When the affair is discovered, Mary asks Moses to leave the farm, but he returns and murders her.
StarringKaren BlackJohn ThawJohn Kani
DirectorMichael Raeburn

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 5th, 1984
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Chibote Limited, Mark Forstater Productions, Svenska Filminstitutet
Movie Tags:
africarural areacolonialismmarriage crisisrhodesia