A World Apart (1988)

  • PG
  • 06/17/1988 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 53m

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

Overview

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?

Shawn Slovo

Writer

Chris Menges

Director

Cast

Barbara Hershey's headshot

Barbara Hershey

Diana Roth
David Suchet's headshot

David Suchet

Muller
Jeroen Krabbé's headshot

Jeroen Krabbé

Gus Roth
Paul Freeman's headshot

Paul Freeman

Kruger
Tim Roth's headshot

Tim Roth

Harold
Jodhi May's headshot

Jodhi May

Molly Roth
Nadine Chalmers's headshot

Nadine Chalmers

Yvonne Abelson
Maria Pilar's headshot

Maria Pilar

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