In 1974, when it seemed as though everyone was leaving South Africa, Embeth Davidtz’s family was going back. Davidtz, a ...

Writer-director Embeth Davidtz offers a beguiling film inspired by Alexandra Fuller’s 2001 memoir about her childhood in ...

Bobo, a white girl growing up on a farm in Africa, has a mop of unruly hair, smudgy cheeks, and a fondness for cigarettes at ...

Seven-year-old performer Lexi Venter delivers a feral, unforgettable performance in "Schindler's List" actor Embeth Davidtz’s ...

We spoke to the actor, director and screenwriter about her bold behind-the-camera debut "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight" ...

Based on the bestselling memoir of the same name by Alexandra Fuller, the film “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” explores a violent period of transition in Zimbabwe’s history — through the eyes of ...

The film tells the story of Rhodesia’s transformation from British colony into the independent nation of Zimbabwe through a ...

It took Embeth Davidtz six years to bring "Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight" to the big screen. It's based on a 2001 memoir ...

A 7-year-old’s stunning lead performance grounds this moving film about a childhood spent in an African civil war.

And it’s where she’d return decades later to direct her first film, “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight,” a poetic and deeply personal adaptation of Alexandra Fuller’s memoir about ...

Embeth Davidtz drew on her childhood in Africa to adapt Alexandra Fuller’s memoir by: LINDSEY BAHR, Associated Press. Posted: Jul 9, 2025 / 09:20 AM EDT. Updated: Jul 9, 2025 / 09:20 AM EDT.