A World Apart
“South Africa, 1963. A mother's love. A family's courage.”
1988•PG•1h 53m•6.4•Released
Drama
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?
Director
Chris Menges
Writer
Shawn Slovo
Languages
English
Studio
Atlantic Entertainment Group
Cast
Barbara Hershey
Diana Roth
David Suchet
Muller
Jeroen Krabbé
Gus Roth
Paul Freeman
Kruger
Tim Roth
Harold
Jodhi May
Molly Roth
Nadine Chalmers
Yvonne Abelson
Maria Pilar
Spanish Dance Teacher
Kate Fitzpatrick
June Abelson
Phyllis Naidoo
Sareda
Linda Mvusi
Elsie
Carolyn Clayton-Cragg
Miriam Roth
Yvonne Bryceland
Bertha
Mackay Tickey
Milius
Merav Gruer
Jude Roth
Production
Company
Atlantic Entertainment Group
Company
British Screen Productions
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