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DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: 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.

Written & Directed by: Embeth Davidtz

Starring: Lexi Venter, Embeth Davidtz, Zikhona Bali
Transcript
00:00The country we live in was called Rhodesia, but then some Africans said they found a first
00:08and the Euro stole from it.
00:10Twelve white were murdered with a seven.
00:12But then those Africans turned into terrorists and that's how the war started.
00:17I keep a lookout for terrorists.
00:20Watch out, big storm is coming, it's better hold on.
00:31Sorry about the mess.
00:33Can you have Jacob bring me my tea, please?
00:38On our farm we live with Sarah and Jacob.
00:41Tell me a story.
00:42Once upon a time, everyone got along with everyone else.
00:47All of nature has one family.
00:50Mum, am I African?
00:52No, bubba.
00:53Is it because we don't have brown skin?
01:00I'm a woman, I'm not real.
01:05There's still Rhodesia in my eyes.
01:07Bring on the Black City if that's what they want.
01:09I've got enough ammo for a world war.
01:14Mum says she'll die for the slum.
01:16Who said you could come on this farm? This is my farm!
01:19I believe her.
01:25Are we racist?
01:26What? Certainly not.
01:28What sort of people are we then?
01:39Africans have eyes to see what the whites cannot see.
01:44These people know what we're doing so you just better bloody watch yourselves.
01:49I'll never leave here and you'll never leave me.
01:52This is how the story ends.
01:55All our lives we are cast with separation and loneliness and longing.