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A World Apart

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6.3/10 • 29

1988-06-171h 53m

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South Africa, 1963. A mother's love. A family's courage.

A White enclave in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the 1960s. Molly Roth, 13 years old, is the daughter of leftist parents, and she must piece together what's happening around her when her father disappears one night, barely evading arrest, and, not long after, her mother is detained by the authorities. Some of Molly's White friends turn against her, and her family's friendships with Blacks take on new meaning. Relationships are fragile in the world of apartheid. How will she manage?

Directors
Chris Menges
Writters
Shawn Slovo
Editors
Shawn Slovo, Nicolas Gaster

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Barbara Hershey

    Barbara Hershey

    Diana Roth

  2. David Suchet

    David Suchet

    Muller

  3. Jeroen Krabbé

    Jeroen Krabbé

    Gus Roth

  4. Paul Freeman

    Paul Freeman

    Kruger

  5. Tim Roth

    Tim Roth

    Harold

  6. Jodhi May

    Jodhi May

    Molly Roth

  7. Nadine Chalmers

    Nadine Chalmers

    Yvonne Abelson

  8. Maria Pilar

    Maria Pilar

    Spanish Dance Teacher

  9. Kate Fitzpatrick

    Kate Fitzpatrick

    June Abelson

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
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Keywords
south africaapartheidjohannesburg, south africaexilecommunist party1960smother daughter relationship