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Don't let's go to the dogs tonight

Don't let's go to the dogs tonight

DVD 2025

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...

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British Zimbabwe Drama
Families Zimbabwe Drama
Family farms Zimbabwe Drama
Fuller, Alexandra, 1969- Childhood and youth Drama
Girls Zimbabwe Drama
Life change events Drama
Zimbabwe History Chimurenga War, 1966-1980 Drama
Zimbabwe Social life and customs Drama
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Description:
1 videodisc (99 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby Digital 5.1
wide screen
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A
MPAA rating: R; for violent/bloody images, language, sexual assault, and some underage smoking/drinking
Other Title:
Do not let us go to the dogs tonight
container of (work): Don't let's go to the dogs tonight (Motion picture) [DVD]
Notes:
Title from container
Based on the book by Alexandra Fuller
Originally released as a motion picture in 2025
Music by Chris Letcher; edited by Nicholas Costaras; director of photography Willie Nel
Lexi Venter, Embeth Davidtz, Zikhona Bali
Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)
DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1
For private home use only
Audio track in English, with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, captions in English
Control Number:
3409148
UPC:
043396646643
Other Authors:
Bali, Zikhona, actor
Buys, Paul, film producer
Davidtz, Embeth, 1966- film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor
Paeony Pictures (Firm), production company
Rose and Oaks (Firm), production company
Sony Pictures Classics (Firm), production company
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor
Spring, Helena, film producer
Venter, Lexi, actor
motion picture adaptation of (work): Fuller, Alexandra, 1969- Don't let's go to the dogs tonight
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