Marigolds in August

Marigolds in August (1980)

Drama

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."

Director: Ross Devenish

Casts

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

Crew