Film
The Grass Is Singing
1981· M· 1h 45m· Drama
“A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy”
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.
1981-08-30
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Key Crew
DirectorMichael Raeburn
ScreenplayMichael Raeburn
ProducerMark Forstater
Director of PhotographyBille August
EditorThomas Schwalm
Full cast & crew (16 cast · 17 crew)
Details
Released1981-08-30
Runtime1h 45m · M
StatusReleased
StudiosChibote Limited · Mark Forstater Productions · Svenska Filminstitutet
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesSweden · United Kingdom · Zambia
Rating4.7/10 · 6 votes
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