The Grass Is Singing

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.

A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy

Release date : 1981-08-30

Production country :
Sweden, United Kingdom, Zambia

Production company :
Chibote Limited, Mark Forstater Productions, Svenska Filminstitutet

Durasi : 105 Min.

Popularity : 2

3.80

Total Vote : 5

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movie Shortcomings

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