The book from writer Alexandra Fuller about her childhood in Zimbabwe in 1980 comes alive under the direction of Embeth Davidtz who also stars.

In 1974, when it seemed as though everyone was leaving South Africa, Embeth Davidtz’s family was going back. Davidtz, a ...

Bobo, a white girl growing up on a farm in Africa, has a mop of unruly hair, smudgy cheeks, and a fondness for cigarettes at ...

Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight does what the best films do— take you to another time and place that, somehow, feels all ...

Seven-year-old performer Lexi Venter delivers a feral, unforgettable performance in "Schindler's List" actor Embeth Davidtz’s ...

Writer-director Embeth Davidtz offers a beguiling film inspired by Alexandra Fuller’s 2001 memoir about her childhood in ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with actor Embeth Davidtz about her directorial debut, "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight." It's an adaptation of the book about growing up in Rhodesia before decolonization.

Discovery Lexi Venter anchors Davidtz's impressionistic adaptation of a memoir of rural life during the Rhodesian Bush War.

Based on the bestselling memoir of the same name by Alexandra Fuller, the film “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” explores a violent period of transition in Zimbabwe’s history — through the eyes of ...

It took Embeth Davidtz six years to bring "Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight" to the big screen. It's based on a 2001 memoir ...

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight Review. Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (2024) Film Review, a movie directed by Embeth ...

A 7-year-old’s stunning lead performance grounds this moving film about a childhood spent in an African civil war.