A World Apart
South Africa, 1963. A mother's love. A family's courage.
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?
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?
Genre: Drama
Actor: Barbara Hershey, David Suchet, Jeroen Krabbé, Paul Freeman, Tim Roth, Jodhi May, Nadine Chalmers, Maria Pilar, Kate Fitzpatrick, Phyllis Naidoo
Director: Chris Menges
Country: United Kingdom, Zimbabwe
Produced By: Atlantic Entertainment Group, British Screen Productions, Hippo Entertainment Group, Working Title Films, World Apart, Film4 Productions
Runtime: 113
Release: 1988
Rating: 6.481 out of 10
Language: English, en,
Views: 111
Content Rating:PG
Quality: DVD
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Keywords:South Africa
Apartheid
Johannesburg South Africa
Exile
Communist Party
1960s
Mother Daughter Relationship
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