Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight(2025)

R
Rated R for violent/bloody images, language, sexual assault, and some underage smoking/drinking.
1h 38m
- Drama

Release Date: Jul 11, 2025 | Limited

Depicts 8-year-old Bobo's life on her family's Rhodesian farm during the Bush War's final stages. It explores the family's bond with Africa's land and the war's impact on the region and individuals through Bobo's perspective.

Releases

Original Release | Jul 11, 2025

Box Office Results

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$37,459
Total US & Canada:
$639,309
Total International
$169,316
Total Worldwide:
$808,625

Current Showtimes

orround

Sun Jul 12
Mon Jul 13
Tue Jul 14
Wed Jul 15
Thu Jul 16
Fri Jul 17
Sat Jul 18

Director & Top Cast

Embeth Davidtz
Director

Zikhona Bali
Actor

Ilana Cilliers
Jilly

Andreas Damm
Actor

Embeth Davidtz
Actor

Judy Ditchfield
Grandmother

Kara du Toit

Farmer's Wife

Shilubana N Fumani

Actor

Tessa Jubber

Aunt Sannie

Martelize Kolver

Actress

Carel Nel

Rob

Albert Pretorius

Anton

Anina Reed

Actor

Rob van Vuuren

Actor

Lexi Venter

Actor

Other Details

Country of Origin: South Africa

Language: English,Shona

Summaries

Storyline

"Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight" thrusts us into the tumultuous world of 8-year-old Bobo, whose childhood unfolds on her family's Rhodesian farm, now Zimbabwe, as the Bush War rages to its bitter end. Set against this violent backdrop, and seen through her eyes, we witness the family's desperate attachment to Africa's soil and the deep, festering scars of a war that reshapes both land and soul.