The Grass Is Singing (1981)

A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy

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.

• Parental Guidance: PG-13
• Release Date: 1981-08-30
• Runtime: 1h 45min
• Production Company: Chibote Limited
• Production Country: Sweden, United Kingdom, Zambia
• Director: Michael Raeburn
• Writer: Michael Raeburn