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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (2024)

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight poster
Directed by
Embeth Davidtz
Genre
drama
Country
South Africa
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman looks back on her childhood growing up in a white farming family in Zimbabwe after the war. It shows her parents and their life on the land.

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What happens

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight is a 2024 South African drama film written and directed by Embeth Davidtz in her feature directorial debut. The film is based on Alexandra Fuller's 2001 memoir about the experiences of her White Zimbabwean family following the Rhodesian Bush War. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2024, and was also screened as part of the Gala Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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