In Southern Rhodesia in the 1940s, city-dweller Mary marries farmer Dick Turner and is plucked from the comforts of her cosmopolitan life and forced to live on his unsuccessful farm. Mary slowly goes insane and has a sexual affair with her black servant, Moses. When the affair is discovered, Mary asks Moses to leave the farm, but he returns and murders her.
| Directing | Michael Raeburn | Director |
| Writing | Michael Raeburn | Screenplay |
| Camera | Bille August | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Doris Lessing | Novel |
| Production | Mark Forstater | Producer |
| Production | Catharina Stackelberg | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Lasse Dahlberg | Music |
| Sound | Björn Isfält | Music |
| Editing | Thomas Schwalm | Editor |
| Art | Disley Jones | Production Design |
| Art | Peter Young | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Atkinson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beverly Lanyon | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lenamari Wallström | Costume Design |
| Sound | Darek Hodor | Sound |
| Sound | Lasse Summanen | Sound |
| Sound | Temba Tana | Music |
