CinemaOSMovie · 1988 · 1h 53m · PG

A World Apart

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

64%(32)IMDbDrama

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?

Directed byChris Menges

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 53m
Language
EN
Released
June 17, 1988
Studios
Working TitleAtlantic Entertainment GroupBritish Screen Productions

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Trailers & teasers

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Official Trailer - A WORLD APART (1988, Barbara Hershey, Jodhi May, Jeroen Krabbé)

Official Trailer - A WORLD APART (1988, Barbara Hershey, Jodhi May, Jeroen Krabbé)

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Nadine Chalmers

Yvonne Abelson

Maria Pilar

Spanish Dance Teacher

Kate Fitzpatrick

Kate Fitzpatrick

June Abelson

Phyllis Naidoo

Sareda

Creative team
Directed by
Chris Menges
Chris Menges
Written by
Shawn Slovo
Produced by
Sarah Radclyffe

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