Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael RaeburnDirector
- Michael RaeburnScreenplay
Cast
- Karen BlackMary Turner
- John ThawDick Turner
- John KaniMoses
- Patrick MynhardtCharlie Muller
- John Moulder-BrownTony Marston
- Margaret HealeEllen Muller
- Björn GeddaSgt. Denham
- Jan NygrenDoctor
- Vincent MijoniBoss' Boy
- Ivy MiyandaMoses' Wife
- Reg CornishMary's Boss
- Gailos ShiyambaSamson
Stills
Themes
marriage crisisafricarural areacolonialismrhodesia