A World Apart (1988)

06/17/1988 (GB) • 1h 53m

Drama

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?

Top Billed Cast

Barbara Hershey

Diana Roth

Tim Roth

Harold

Jodhi May

Molly Roth

Nadine Chalmers

Yvonne Abelson

Maria Pilar

Spanish Dance Teacher

Kate Fitzpatrick

June Abelson


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

south africa

apartheid

johannesburg, south africa

exile

communist party

1960s

mother daughter relationship

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