A World Apart (1988)

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

Directed by Chris Menges1h 53mDrama

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?

Rated
PG
Year
1988
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
17 June 1988
TMDB
6.4 (32)
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Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey
Diana Roth
David Suchet
David Suchet
Muller
Jeroen Krabbé
Jeroen Krabbé
Gus Roth
Paul Freeman
Paul Freeman
Kruger
Tim Roth
Tim Roth
Harold
Jodhi May
Jodhi May
Molly Roth
N
Nadine Chalmers
Yvonne Abelson
M
Maria Pilar
Spanish Dance Teacher
Kate Fitzpatrick
Kate Fitzpatrick
June Abelson
P
Phyllis Naidoo
Sareda
L
Linda Mvusi
Elsie
C
Carolyn Clayton-Cragg
Miriam Roth
Y
Yvonne Bryceland
Bertha
M
Mackay Tickey
Milius
M
Merav Gruer
Jude Roth
Albee Lesotho
Albee Lesotho
Solomon
C
Clement Muchachi
Sipho
E
Esma Levend
Whitworth
T
Toby Salaman
Gerald Abelson
T
Theresa Memela
Peggy
S
Stephen Williams
Arresting Officer
J
Jo-Anne Huckle
Debbie
M
Margaret Hogan
History Teacher
N
Nomaziko Zondo
Thandle
A
Andrew Proctor
Arresting Officer
Andrew Whaley
Andrew Whaley
Interrogating Officer
C
Cont Mhlanga
Mtutureli Niekwu
Jude Akuwudike
Jude Akuwudike
Priest

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