The Grass Is Singing (1981)
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.
- Released
- 1981-08-30
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Michael Raeburn, Michael Raeburn
- TMDB rating
- 4.7/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Karen Black as Mary Turner
- John Thaw as Dick Turner
- John Kani as Moses
- Patrick Mynhardt as Charlie Muller
- John Moulder-Brown as Tony Marston
- Margaret Heale as Ellen Muller
- Björn Gedda as Sgt. Denham
- Jan Nygren as Doctor
- Vincent Mijoni as Boss' Boy
- Ivy Miyanda as Moses' Wife
- Reg Cornish as Mary's Boss
- Gailos Shiyamba as Samson