IMDb
5.1 /10
212 votes


Drama · 1981 · 1h 45min
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.
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IMDb
5.1 /10
212 votes
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TMDB
4.7 /10
6 votes
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Weighted average
4.9/10