A World Apart
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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?
Status: Released
Released Date: 1988-06-17
Runtime: 113 mins
Director: Chris Menges
Writer: Shawn Slovo
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: A World Apart
Production Companies: Atlantic Entertainment Group, British Screen Productions, Hippo Entertainment Group, Working Title Films, World Apart, Film4 Productions
Production Countries: United Kingdom, Zimbabwe
Cast
Barbara Hershey
David Suchet
Jeroen Krabbé
Paul Freeman
Tim Roth
Jodhi May
Nadine Chalmers
Maria Pilar
Kate Fitzpatrick
Phyllis Naidoo
Linda Mvusi
Carolyn Clayton-Cragg
Yvonne Bryceland
Mackay Tickey
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