{"id":22122,"date":"2025-07-22T13:34:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-west\/?p=22076"},"modified":"2025-07-22T13:34:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:34:27","slug":"one-family-one-country-a-world-on-the-edge-of-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/blog\/2025\/07\/22\/one-family-one-country-a-world-on-the-edge-of-change\/","title":{"rendered":"One family. One country. A world on the edge of change."},"content":{"rendered":"

Don\u2019t Let\u2019s Go to the Dogs Tonight, the highly anticipated feature film based on Alexandra Fuller\u2019s best-selling memoir, will have its official South African premiere on July 25 2025.<\/p>\n

Directed and adapted for screen by Embeth Davidtz, the film marks a rare and powerful cinematic portrayal of Zimbabwe’s transition from colonial rule to independence through the eyes of a child.<\/p>\n

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Shot in South Africa , the film brings to life 8-year-old Bobo\u2019s coming-of-age amidst the final days of the Rhodesian Bush War. Played by newcomer Lexi Venter, Bobo is a white child growing up on a farm in Zimbabwe, grappling with grief, fractured family life, and the racial dynamics of a world at war. The film\u2019s raw emotion and nuanced storytelling offer an African narrative told from within, with complexity, empathy, and historical depth.<\/p>\n

With a powerful local cast including Zikhona Bali, Fumani N Shilubana, and Rob Van Vuuren, and supported by a seasoned creative team, the film is both global in its reach and deeply rooted in the Southern African soil.<\/p>\n

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Director Embeth Davidtz, who also stars in the film, drew on her own childhood in apartheid-era South Africa to tell the story from Bobo\u2019s point of view allowing space for innocence, questioning, and emotional truth.<\/p>\n

“This film is deeply personal for me. It helped me process my own childhood in apartheid-era South Africa. Through Bobo\u2019s eyes, I wanted to show that even in the middle of pain and inherited racism, love and transformation are actually possible\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0stated\u00a0Embeth Davidtz.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The film is executive produced by South African media powerhouses Anele Mdoda, Frankie Du Toit, and Trevor Noah, and produced by Helena Spring and Paul Buys, whose work continues to redefine African cinema on the global stage.<\/p>\n