The Grass Is Singing

Name: The Grass Is Singing
Released: 1981-08-30

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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