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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.

Release: 1981-08-30
Runtime: 105 min
Rating: 3.8 / 10
Cast
Karen Black
Karen Black
Mary Turner
John Thaw
John Thaw
Dick Turner
John Kani
John Kani
Moses
Patrick Mynhardt
Patrick Mynhardt
Charlie Muller
John Moulder-Brown
John Moulder-Brown
Tony Marston
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Margaret Heale
Ellen Muller
Björn Gedda
Björn Gedda
Sgt. Denham
Jan Nygren
Jan Nygren
Doctor
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Vincent Mijoni
Boss' Boy
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Ivy Miyanda
Moses' Wife
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Reg Cornish
Mary's Boss
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Gailos Shiyamba
Samson
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Kennedy Mungomba
Fison
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Martyn Hitchins
Harry
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Wesley Kaonga
Dhlamini
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Jesse Martin
Matron