Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (film)
{{Short description|2024 drama film by Embeth Davidtz}}
{{use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name =
| image = Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = United States theatrical release poster
| director = Embeth Davidtz
| screenplay = Embeth Davidtz
| based_on = {{Based on|Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight|Alexandra Fuller}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Helena Spring
- Paul Buys
- Embeth Davidtz
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Lexi Venter
- Embeth Davidtz
- Zikhona Bali
- Fumani Shilubana
- Rob Van Vuuren
- Anina Reed
}}
| cinematography = Willie Nel
| editing = Nicholas Costaras
| music = Chris Letcher
| studio =
| distributor = Sony Pictures Classics
| released = {{Film date|2024|8|30|Telluride|2025|7|11|United States|df=y}}
| runtime = 98 minutes{{cite web |title=Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight |url=https://tiff.net/events/dont-lets-go-to-the-dogs-tonight |website=Toronto International Film Festival |access-date=7 August 2024}}
| country = South Africa
| language = {{Plainlist|
- English
- Shona
}}
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight is a 2024 South African drama film written and directed by Embeth Davidtz in her feature directorial debut. The film is based on Alexandra Fuller's 2001 memoir about the experiences of her White Zimbabwean family following the Rhodesian Bush War. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2024, and was also screened as part of the Gala Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2024.
Cast
- Lexi Venter as Alexandra "Bobo" Fuller
- Embeth Davidtz as Nicola Fuller
- Zikhona Bali as Sarah
- Fumani Shilubana as Jacob
- Rob Van Vuuren as Tim Fuller
- Anina Reed as Vanessa Fuller
Production
The production obtained an interim agreement with SAG-AFTRA to continue work on Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight amidst the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.{{cite news |last=Porter |first=Rick |title=SAG-AFTRA Strike: Which Movies and TV Shows Are Still in Production |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/actors-strike-movies-tv-shows-still-filming-1235538864/ |date=19 July 2023 |access-date=7 August 2024 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719234704/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/actors-strike-movies-tv-shows-still-filming-1235538864/ |url-status=live }}
Release
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2024. It was also screened as a Gala Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2024.{{cite web|title=Telluride Film Festival Lineup Includes 'Saturday Night', 'The Piano Lesson', 'Conclave' & 'Nickel Boys' World Premieres|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Pete|last=Hammond|date=29 August 2024|access-date=29 August 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/telluride-film-festival-2024-lineup-1236071936/|archive-date=29 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829150953/https://deadline.com/2024/08/telluride-film-festival-2024-lineup-1236071936/|url-status=live}} On 26 September, Sony Pictures Classics acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/sony-pictures-classics-dont-lets-go-to-the-dogs-tonight-1236100624/|title=Sony Pictures Classics Takes Embeth Davidtz's Directorial Debut 'Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=September 26, 2024|access-date=September 26, 2024|archive-date=September 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926191023/https://deadline.com/2024/09/sony-pictures-classics-dont-lets-go-to-the-dogs-tonight-1236100624/|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt32944883}}
Category:2024 directorial debut films
Category:2024 multilingual films
Category:2020s English-language films
Category:English-language South African films
Category:Films based on memoirs
Category:Films shot in South Africa
Category:Rhodesian Bush War films
Category:Sony Pictures Classics films
Category:South African drama films