Embeth Davidtz Talks Lessons From 'Matilda' in Her Latest Movie

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To a generation of children Embeth Davidtz will always be Ms. Honey, the kindhearted teacher who championed the intelligence of Matilda (Mara Wilson) in the 1996 Roald Dahl adaptation, Matilda. It’s a movie that, in a way, aided Davidtz in her directorial debut, an adaptation of Alexandra Fuller’s memoir Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight. The story about a little girl named Bobo (Lexi Venter) experiencing the last days of the Bush Wars in Rhodesia similarly prioritizes the intelligence of children, as well as the liveliness and sense of play they can find in trying times.