The Grass Is Singing (1981)
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.
Rated
M
Year
1981
Country
SE
Language
English
Release date
30 August 1981
TMDB
4.7 (6)
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Karen Black
Mary Turner
John Thaw
Dick Turner
John Kani
Moses
Patrick Mynhardt
Charlie Muller
John Moulder-Brown
Tony Marston
M
Margaret Heale
Ellen Muller
Björn Gedda
Sgt. Denham
Jan Nygren
Doctor
V
Vincent Mijoni
Boss' Boy
I
Ivy Miyanda
Moses' Wife
R
Reg Cornish
Mary's Boss
G
Gailos Shiyamba
Samson
K
Kennedy Mungomba
Fison
M
Martyn Hitchins
Harry
W
Wesley Kaonga
Dhlamini
J
Jesse Martin
Matron
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