The Grass Is Singing (1981)

The Grass Is Singing (1981)

A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy 1981-08-30 Sweden, United Kingdom, Zambia 105 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Karen Black is Mary Turner
Mary Turner
John Thaw is Dick Turner
Dick Turner
John Kani is Moses
Patrick Mynhardt is Charlie Muller
Charlie Muller
John Moulder-Brown is Tony Marston
Tony Marston
Margaret Heale is Ellen Muller
Ellen Muller
Björn Gedda is Sgt. Denham
Sgt. Denham
Jan Nygren is Doctor
Vincent Mijoni is Boss' Boy
Ivy Miyanda is Moses' Wife
Moses' Wife
Reg Cornish is Mary's Boss
Mary's Boss