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A World Apart

A World Apart

"South Africa, 1963. A mother's love. A family's courage."

6.4/10 1988 1h 53m Released
Drama

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?

Director: Chris Menges
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Top Cast

Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey
Diana Roth
 David Suchet
David Suchet
Muller
 Jeroen Krabbé
Jeroen Krabbé
Gus Roth
 Paul Freeman
Paul Freeman
Kruger
 Tim Roth
Tim Roth
Harold
 Jodhi May
Jodhi May
Molly Roth
 Nadine Chalmers
Nadine Chalmers
Yvonne Abelson
 Maria Pilar
Maria Pilar
Spanish Dance Teacher
 Kate Fitzpatrick
Kate Fitzpatrick
June Abelson
 Phyllis Naidoo
Phyllis Naidoo
Sareda
 Linda Mvusi
Linda Mvusi
Elsie
 Carolyn Clayton-Cragg
Carolyn Clayton-Cragg
Miriam Roth

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