The Grass Is Singing

Aug 30, 1981

1h 45m

★ 3.8

A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Chibote Limited

Mark Forstater Productions

Svenska Filminstitutet

The Grass Is Singing Trailers

Cast

Mary Turner

Karen Black

Dick Turner

John Thaw

Moses

John Kani

Charlie Muller

Patrick Mynhardt

Tony Marston

John Moulder-Brown

Ellen Muller

Margaret Heale

Sgt. Denham

Björn Gedda

Doctor

Jan Nygren

Boss' Boy

Vincent Mijoni

Moses' Wife

Ivy Miyanda

Mary's Boss

Reg Cornish

Samson

Gailos Shiyamba

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