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Killing Heat

Also known as The Grass Is Singing

1981 film by Michael Raeburn

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It is catalogued under topics including 1981 drama films, 1981 English-language films and 1981 films.

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Film · TMDB

4.7

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.

Released: 1981-08-30105 minDir: Michael RaeburnDrama

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Cast

Karen Black as Mary Turner
John Thaw as Dick Turner
John Kani as Moses
Patrick Mynhardt as Charlie Muller
John Moulder-Brown as Tony Marston
Margaret Heale as Ellen Muller

Themes

marriage crisis
africa
rural area
colonialism
rhodesia

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Ratings

IMDb

5.1/10

212 votes

Year: 1981
Runtime: 105 min
Genres: Drama

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Wikidata facts

Duration: 105
FilmAffinity ID: 622424

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publication date: 1981-01-01
title: Killing Heat

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Connections

Sweden

Country

South Africa