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A World Apart (1988)

PG · 1988-06-17 · 1h 53m · EN
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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?

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Chris MengesDirectorShawn SlovoWriter

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Jeroen KrabbéJeroen KrabbéGus RothBarbara HersheyBarbara HersheyDiana RothTim RothTim RothHaroldDavid SuchetDavid SuchetMullerJodhi MayJodhi MayMolly RothPaul FreemanPaul FreemanKrugerNadine ChalmersNadine ChalmersYvonne AbelsonAdrian DunbarAdrian DunbarLe RouxMaria PilarMaria PilarSpanish Dance TeacherRosalie CrutchleyRosalie CrutchleyMrs. HarrisKate FitzpatrickKate FitzpatrickJune AbelsonPhyllis NaidooPhyllis NaidooSareda

Keywords

Mother daughter relationship1960sJohannesburg south africaSouth africaExileApartheidCommunist party

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityMother Daughter Relationship · 1960s · Johannesburg South AfricaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference87648Actor preference53699 · 124526 · 149044Country preferenceGb

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What is A World Apart about?

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?

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A World Apart has a runtime of 113 minutes.

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