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.
Title | The Grass Is Singing |
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Year | 1981 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | Sweden, United Kingdom, Zambia |
Studio | Chibote Limited, Mark Forstater Productions, Svenska Filminstitutet |
Cast | Karen Black, John Thaw, John Kani, Patrick Mynhardt, John Moulder-Brown, Margaret Heale |
Crew | Lenamari Wallström (Costume Design), Björn Isfält (Music), Beverly Lanyon (Costume Design), Doris Lessing (Novel), Lasse Dahlberg (Music), Darek Hodor (Sound) |
Keyword | marriage crisis, africa, rural area, colonialism, rhodesia |
Release | Aug 30, 1981 |
Runtime | 105 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 4.20 / 10 by 4 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |