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Marigolds in August (1980)

8.01h 27mDrama
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Synopsis

Marigolds in August was written by Athol Fugard, who in the early 1980s was South Africa's most celebrated playwright. Fugard's intense political opinions were enough for the USSR to object to Marigolds being shown in the 1980 Berlin Festival, but the objections were dropped when it was learned that Fugard had already built up a strong fan following in Eastern Europe (for various reasons, the film was not released in the US until 1984). Winston Ntshona stars as a black South African gardener who travels by foot into the white community looking for a job. Upon arriving, Ntshona discovers that another black, John Kani, may have been hired for that job. Ntshoa ruins the chances for himself and Kani by accusing the other man of planning a theft. Both men are eventually hired by a fellow outcast, a white poacher (played by Anthol Fugard himself). The message would seem to be that if the have-nots of the world stick together, it matters little how badly they're treated by the "haves."

Movie Information

Director
Ross Devenish
Writers
Athol Fugard
Release Year
1980
Runtime
87 minutes
Genre
Drama
Language
EN
Country
South Africa
Status
Released
Rating
8.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Top Cast

Winston Ntshona — cast portrait as Daan
Winston Ntshona
Daan
John Kani — cast portrait as Melton
John Kani
Melton
Athol Fugard — cast portrait as Paulus Olifant
Athol Fugard
Paulus Olifant
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Nomonde Mhlobiso
Alice
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Joyce Hesha
Melton's wife
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Mandla Nene
Man
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Mabel Ntshinga
Emily
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Dudu Nene
Sophie

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Marigolds in August was written by Athol Fugard, who in the early 1980s was South Africa's most celebrated playwright. Fugard's intense political opinions were enough for the USSR to object to Marigolds being shown in the 1980 Berlin Festival, but the objections were dropped when it was learned that Fugard had already built up a strong fan following in Eastern Europe (for various reasons, the film was not released in the US until 1984). Winston Ntshona stars as a black South African gardener who travels by foot into the white community looking for a job. Upon arriving, Ntshona discovers that another black, John Kani, may have been hired for that job. Ntshoa ruins the chances for himself and Kani by accusing the other man of planning a theft. Both men are eventually hired by a fellow outcast, a white poacher (played by Anthol Fugard himself). The message would seem to be that if the have-nots of the world stick together, it matters little how badly they're treated by the "haves."

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