Movie·1988·1h 53m
A World Apart
South Africa, 1963. A mother's love. A family's courage.
Directed By
Chris Menges
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
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?
Written By
Shawn Slovo
Producer
Tim Bevan, Graham Bradstreet
Cinematography
Peter Biziou
Music
Hans Zimmer
Editor
Nicolas Gaster
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Barbara Hershey
Diana Roth
David Suchet
Muller
Jeroen Krabbé
Gus Roth
Paul Freeman
Kruger
Tim Roth
Harold
Jodhi May
Molly Roth
Nadine Chalmers
Yvonne Abelson
Maria Pilar
Spanish Dance Teacher
Kate Fitzpatrick
June Abelson
Phyllis Naidoo
Sareda
Linda Mvusi
Elsie
Carolyn Clayton-Cragg
Miriam Roth
Yvonne Bryceland
Bertha
Mackay Tickey
Milius
Merav Gruer
Jude Roth
Albee Lesotho
Solomon
Clement Muchachi
Sipho
Esma Levend
Whitworth
// crew
Crew
Chris Menges
Director
Shawn Slovo
Writer
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer
Graham Bradstreet
Executive Producer
Sarah Radclyffe
Producer
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Peter Biziou
Director of Photography
Nicolas Gaster
Editor
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