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2025·Drama·1h 38m
7.0
Eight-year-old Bobo grows up on her family farm in Rhodesia in 1980 during the final days of the Bush War to end British colonial rule. Her eyes see conflict, the family's bond to the land, and the lasting wounds that war imprints on those who live through it.
Directed by Embeth Davidtz

Cast

Lexi Venter
Lexi Venter
Bobo Fuller
Embeth Davidtz
Embeth Davidtz
Nicola Fuller
Zikhona Bali
Zikhona Bali
Sarah
Fumani Shilubana
Fumani Shilubana
Jacob
Rob van Vuuren
Rob van Vuuren
Tim Fuller
Albert Pretorius
Albert Pretorius
Anton
Pumla Ndlazi
Pumla Ndlazi
Maggie
Andreas Damm
Andreas Damm
Brightlight
Tessa Jubber
Tessa Jubber
Aunt Sannie
Martelize Kolver
Martelize Kolver
Margie
Carel Nel
Carel Nel
Rob
Ayanda Seoka
Ayanda Seoka
Beauty

Crew

Embeth Davidtz
Embeth Davidtz
Director
Embeth Davidtz
Embeth Davidtz
Screenplay
Chris Letcher
Chris Letcher
Original Music Composer
Helena Spring
Helena Spring
Producer
Embeth Davidtz
Embeth Davidtz
Producer

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Manny Moe
Manny Moe
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
zone of interest but harder to watch
zone of interest but harder to watch
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Kioko Scholtz
Kioko Scholtz
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
As a South African from a mixed background it’s so strange seeing things from this era where it almost makes out that the white people were the victims…
As a South African from a mixed background it’s so strange seeing things from this era where it almost makes out that the white people were the victims…
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Ash Gaccetta
Ash Gaccetta
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
the acting was good but i felt like the whole thing was a pity party for white colonizers during a time period when zimbabwe was fighting for its independence from british rule so it was inherently tone deaf
the acting was good but i felt like the whole thing was a pity party for white colonizers during a time period when zimbabwe was fighting for its independence from british rule so it was inherently tone deaf
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B
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
more movies from kid perspectives pls
more movies from kid perspectives pls
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maren knox
maren knox
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
fucking white people

very torn over this, the kid was great, but the everything else of it i’m not sure
fucking white people

very torn over this, the kid was great, but the everything else of it i’m not sure
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