Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

  • Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Genre : Historical
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2024
Format : Feature
Running time : 98 (in minutes)

Based on Alexandra Fuller's memoir of the same name, DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT captures the childhood of 8-year-old Bobo on her family farm in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) at the end of the Zimbabwean War for independence in 1980.
Growing up in the midst of this long running war, Bobo internalizes both sides of the struggle. Conflicted by her love for people on opposing sides, she tries to make sense of her life in a magical way. Through her eight-year-old gaze we witness Rhodesia's final days, the family's unbreakable bond with Africa, and the deep scars that war leaves on survivors.

mit / estrelado / starring / avec
Lexi Venter, Embeth Davidtz, Zikhona Bali, Fumani Shilubana, Rob Van Vuuren, Anina Reed

ein film von | um filme de | a film by | un film de
Embeth DAVIDTZ

South Africa | 2024 | Feature Narrative | 1h38 mins | English, Shona



Titel / Título / Title / Titre :
DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT

Filmgattung | Tipo | Type :
Spielfilm | Feature Narrative | Long métrage Fiction

Genre :
Drame

Produktionsjahr / Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production :
2024

Runtime | Durée :
98 mins. (1h38)

Langue | Language :
Shona, English | Shona, Anglais


CAST | ACTRICES-ACTEURS :
Lexi Venter.....................
Embeth Davidtz.....................
Zikhona Bali.....................
Fumani Shilubana.....................
Rob Van Vuuren.....................
Anina Reed.....................


Producer | Producteurs :
Helena Spring,
Paul Buys,
Embeth Davidtz

REGISSEURIN / REGIA / REALIZADORA / DIRECTOR / RÉALISATRICE :
Embeth DAVIDTZ

Screenplay | Scénario :
Embeth Davidtz

PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
-

CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) :
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FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :
/// 2024 | World premiere || Telluride Film Festival | USA
/// 2024 | Selection || Toronto International
/// 2024 | Selection || Zurich film festival
/// 2025 | Selection || Durban film festival | Durban (South Africa)


Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
► Africiné Magazine (Dakar)
► https://ccadiff.ukzn.ac.za/diff46/dont-lets-go-to-the-dogs-tonight/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 16 August 2025

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Colaboradores

  • 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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