Fumani Shilubana

Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight

Synopsis

poster A young white girl, Bobo, grows up on a farm outside Harara with her family with the Rhodesian Bush War as a background. In addition to the war, the family lives with the shadow of the death of the youngest daughter, who died in an accident drowning in a pond.
As the first free elections in Zimbabwe looms, the white Rhodesians drinks excessively and hope the moderate Bishop Muzorewa will win.
At the farm Bobo is closer to the black servant Sarah than any of her family and while they can not pass the thresholds to each other’s worlds, their affection for each is genuine, however Sarah is attacked by her people for it, and is close to death.
When Mugabe wins the election, the family realises their time is up and sells the farm to move to Zambia and Sarah goes back to her village.