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  • Drama

DON’T LETS GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT

  • 2025
  • 1 HR, 38 min
  • JUL 18 → JUL 27, 2025
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Released July 11, 2025, South Africa
Drama
1 hour, 38 minutes
Sony Pictures Classics
English and Shona with English Subtitles
Starring
  • Lexi Venter
  • Embeth Davidtz
  • Zikhona Bali
Director

Embeth Davidtz

Film Information

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.

Full Cast
Lexi Venter
Embeth Davidtz
Zikhona Bali
Additional Credits
Embeth Davidtz Director
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Reviews

“The entire movie rests on the tiny shoulders and remarkably lifelike performance of Lexi Venter… It is a bold risk to put so much weight on a child’s work, but like so many of Davidtz’s choices here, it also turns out to be shrewd.”

Caryn James
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