1981
4.2 (4 votes)
1h 45m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Chibote Limited
Mark Forstater Productions
Svenska Filminstitutet
Mark Forstater Productions
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The Grass Is Singing
A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Mark Forstater
Director: Michael Raeburn
Screenplay: Michael Raeburn
Director of Photography: Bille August
Top Cast
Videos
The Grass is Singing | Trailer | Available now
Killing Heat
