🎬 Drama

The Grass Is Singing

"A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy"

⭐ 4.7/10 1981 1h 45m Dir. Michael Raeburn

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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.

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4.7/10 6 votes

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Year
1981
Runtime
1h 45m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 4.7/10
Votes
6
Genre
Drama
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎬 Michael Raeburn 👤 Karen Black 👤 John Thaw 👤 John Kani
marriage crisis africa rural area colonialism rhodesia

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Questions about The Grass Is Singing

The Grass Is Singing has a runtime of 1h 45m (1 hour and 45 minutes).
The Grass Is Singing was directed by Michael Raeburn and released in 1981.
The Grass Is Singing is a Drama film (1981).
The cast of The Grass Is Singing includes Karen Black, John Thaw, John Kani, Patrick Mynhardt, John Moulder-Brown.
The Grass Is Singing has a TMDB rating of 4.7/10 based on 6 votes.

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