“Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” thrusts us into the tumultuous world of 8-year-old Bobo, whose childhood unfolds on her family’s Rhodesian farm, now Zimbabwe, as the Bush War rages to its bitter end. Set against this violent backdrop, and seen through her eyes, we witness the family’s desperate attachment to Africa’s soil and the deep, festering scars of a war that reshapes both land and soul.
Embeth Davidtz
Embeth Davidtz
Willie Nel
Lexi Venter, Rob van Vuuren, Anina Reed, Zikhona Bali, Embeth Davidtz, Shilubana N Fumani
Winner Best Feature Film at the 2025 Durban International Film Festival.
Best Debut/Screenplay at The Guardian’s 2025 awards, and a Special Jury Mention at Palm Springs.
Won the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize in 2002 & New York Times Notable Book for 2002.
2002 Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize / 2002 Booksense best non-fiction book/ 2004 Ulysses Prize for Art of Reportage. Selected forGala Presentation at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.
