Marigolds in August

  • MARIGOLDS IN AUGUST
Genre : Political
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1980
Format : Feature
Running time : 84 (in minutes)

A black gardener walks through the white community looking for work. He discovers that another black man also wants to be hired and ruins his chances by accusing him of stealing.

Director: Ross Devenish
Screenwriter: Athol Fugard

With: Athol Fugard, Winston Ntshona, John Kani, Joyce Hesha, Nomonde Mhlobiso, Mabel Ntshinge

Picture: Michael J. Davis
Sound: Chris Fellows, Alan Gerhardt
Editing: Lionel Selwyn

Festival: 
1980 - Berlin International Film Festival - nominated for the Golden Bear 

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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