CinemaOSMovie · 1981 · 1h 45m

The Grass Is Singing

A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy

47%(6)IMDbDrama

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.

Directed byMichael Raeburn

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
EN
Released
August 30, 1981
Studios
Svenska FilminstitutetChibote LimitedMark Forstater Productions

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Killing Heat

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Margaret Heale

Ellen Muller

Björn Gedda

Björn Gedda

Sgt. Denham

Jan Nygren

Jan Nygren

Doctor

Vincent Mijoni

Boss' Boy

Ivy Miyanda

Moses' Wife

Creative team
Directed by
Michael Raeburn
Written by
Michael Raeburn
Produced by
Mark Forstater

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