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Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight - Opening July 18th
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Opening July 18th at:
Landmark Opera Plaza Cinema, San Francisco
Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael
Rialto Cinemas Elmwood, Berkeley
Tower Theater, Sacramento
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.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
Based on a 2001 best-selling cinematic memoir by Alexandra Fuller, chronicling the author’s childhood in Rhodesia, the film adaptation, set in 1980 and shot in South Africa, is written and directed by Embeth Davidtz, who does triple duty here portraying Fuller’s defeated, alcoholic mother. The ragamuffin daughter of white colonial parents and the story’s narrator, called Bobo in the movie, witness the civil war (1971-1979) that gave birth to the country of Zimbabwe and brought Blacks to power.
Sura Wood
Contributing Writer, Film
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