The Grass Is Singing

The Grass Is Singing 1981 Directed by Michael Raeburn

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.

Country Australia

Production Countries Sweden , United Kingdom , Zambia

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gnere Drama

Production Companies Svenska Filminstitutet , Mark Forstater Productions , Chibote Limited

Release Date 30 August 1981

105 mins