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

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

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

Grappling with a tenuous moment in history through the lens of a young girl's personal experience, Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight makes its mark.

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 ...

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 ...

Embeth Davidtz was a hard-working actress, and then she found her voice as a writer/director. Thanks to a cancelled series, ...

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 / 08:20 AM CDT. Updated: Jul 9, 2025 / 08:20 AM CDT.

Embeth Davidtz drew on her childhood in Africa to adapt Alexandra Fuller’s memoir. Rebecca Cabage/Invision/AP Embeth Davidtz poses for a portrait on Thursday. By Associated Press.