Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, based on the memoir by Alexandra Fuller, tells the story of apartheid South Africa through the eyes of 8-year-old Bobo, who tries to understand the harsh realities ...

In her screenplay, Davidtz zeroed in on the portion of the book when 8-year-old Bobo (Lexi Vinter) is living on her parents' farm in Rhodesia, the former Zimbabwe. As the country's 1980 prime minister ...

Davidtz, a familiar presence in films and television for over 30 years with memorable roles in everything from “Schindler’s ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with actor Embeth Davidtz about her directorial debut, "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight." It's an adaptation of the book about growing up in Rhodesia before decolonization.

Davidtz was inspired by Terrence Malick films like "Badlands" and "Days of Heaven," and the young girls' narrations, as well as Steven Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun," in which the end of a ...

Embeth Davidtz poses for a portrait on Thursday, June 26, 2025, ... as well as Steven Spielberg’s “Empire of the Sun,” in which the end of a colonial regime is seen through the eyes of a ...

Spielberg and cast members Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Embeth Davidtz, and Caroline Goodall were greeted after the screening with a standing ovation at the Beacon Theater in New York. Related Stories ...

Steven Spielberg, Liam Neeson and Ben ... It co-stars Sir Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall and Embeth Davidtz, all of whom joined Spielberg and Neeson onstage at New York's Beacon Theatre for the ...

Embeth Jean Davidtz (born August 11, 1965) is an American-born South African actress and director. ... Davidtz played the role of Helen Hirsch in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List.

Last night, the Tribeca Film Festival hosted a 25th-anniversary screening of Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning 1993 Holocaust drama “Schindler’s List,” the true story of a Nazi businessman ...