The Grass Is Singing

The Grass Is Singing

A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy

1981 en 105 minutes

Rating: 3.8

Plot

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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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

Margaret Heale

Margaret Heale

Ellen Muller

Björn Gedda

Björn Gedda

Sgt. Denham

Jan Nygren

Jan Nygren

Doctor

Vincent Mijoni

Vincent Mijoni

Boss' Boy

Ivy Miyanda

Ivy Miyanda

Moses' Wife

Reg Cornish

Reg Cornish

Mary's Boss

Gailos Shiyamba

Gailos Shiyamba

Samson

Kennedy Mungomba

Kennedy Mungomba

Fison

Martyn Hitchins

Martyn Hitchins

Harry

Wesley Kaonga

Wesley Kaonga

Dhlamini

Jesse Martin

Jesse Martin

Matron

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